CVE-2018-14338

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

samples/geotag.cpp in the example code of Exiv2 0.26 misuses the realpath function on POSIX platforms (other than Apple platforms) where glibc is not used, possibly leading to a buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 17, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-14338: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix