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CVE-2018-9144

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, there is an out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::binaryToString in image.cpp. It could result in denial of service or information disclosure.

Affected products

• exiv2: before 0.26 — fixed in 0.26

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: exiv2 0.26. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/254
• https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/exiv2
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/254
• https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/exiv2
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14

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