CVE-2014-9449 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function of Exiv2 version 0.24, specifically impacting the Exiv2 library and related Fedora projects. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted AVI file containing an excessively long IKEY INFO tag value. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no confidentiality or integrity impact, but a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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