FKIE_CVE-2008-2696

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-06-13 19:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:54
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524715Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev.robotbattle.com/bugs/view.php?id=0000546
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30519Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32273
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exiv2.org/changelog.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:119
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29586
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-655-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1766/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42885
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524715Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.robotbattle.com/bugs/view.php?id=0000546
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30519Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32273
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exiv2.org/changelog.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:119
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29586
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-655-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1766/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42885
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
exiv2 exiv2 0.16

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    },
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      "value": "Exiv2 0.16 permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (divisi\u00f3n por cero y ca\u00edda de aplicaci\u00f3n) a trav\u00e9s de un valor 0 en Nikon lens information en los metadatos de una imagen, relacionada con \"pretty printing\" y la funcion RationalValue::toLong."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:54:15.140",
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}



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