CVE-2014-9449

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9449
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-02 20:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp in Exiv2 0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long IKEY INFO tag value in an AVI file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Exiv2 Exiv2 0.24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
/ - Diff - Exiv2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.exiv2.org Issue Tracking
Bug #960: Problem With Exiv2 ( Video files) - Exiv2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.exiv2.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Exiv2 'riffvideo.cpp' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Exiv2: Denial of Service (GLSA 201507-03) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: exiv2-0.24-4.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2454-1: Exiv2 vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA61801 - Exiv2 "RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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