CVE-2014-9449
Exiv2 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 2, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected exiv2 package.
- Upgrade to the latest version of Exiv2.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2014-9449.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 | Issue Tracking |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 | |
| http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 | Issue Tracking |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9449 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9449
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-9449 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-9449 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 Added Reference http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/61801 Third Party Advisory, Permissions Required Changed Reference Type http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 Vendor Advisory http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 No Types Assigned http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 06, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 No Types Assigned http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960 Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.46 }} 0.33%
score
0.80014
percentile