Exiv2 0.16 Pretty Printing rationalvalue::tolong numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Exiv2 0.16. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function rationalvalue::tolong of the component Pretty Printing. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2696. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Exiv2 0.16 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function rationalvalue::tolong of the component Pretty Printing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Exiv2 0.16 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero and application crash) via a zero value in Nikon lens information in the metadata of an image, related to "pretty printing" and the RationalValue::toLong function.

The bug was discovered 06/06/2008. The weakness was presented 06/13/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2696 since 06/13/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34509 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : libexiv2 (libexiv2-5707)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165684 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2008:023)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42885), Tenable (34509), SecurityFocus (BID 29586†), OSVDB (46023†) and Secunia (SA30519†). See VDB-44752, VDB-44485 and VDB-44461 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34509
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : libexiv2 (libexiv2-5707)
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OpenVAS ID: 830398
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for mysql MDVA-2012:049 (mysql)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-2696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42763

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X-Force: 42885
SecurityFocus: 29586 - Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30519
OSVDB: 46023 - Exiv2 - Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19914 - Exiv2 < 0.17 User-Assisted Remote Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1766

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/20/2019 10:15
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (76), 08/20/2019 10:15 (9)
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