CVE-2014-9449

Publication date 2 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Buffer 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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
exiv2	14.10 utopic	Fixed 0.24-2ubuntu1.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
exiv2	Upstream: http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3264

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2454-1
Exiv2 vulnerability
7 January 2015

Other references

http://secunia.com/advisories/61801
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9449