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title: "CVE-2014-9449\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-9449

Publication date 2 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp
in Exiv2 0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)
via a long IKEY INFO tag value in an AVI file.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| exiv2 | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 0.24-2ubuntu1.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9449?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| exiv2 | * Upstream:   <http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/revisions/3264> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9449)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9449)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9449)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9449)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2454-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2454-1)
+ Exiv2 vulnerability
+ 7 January 2015

### Other references

* <http://secunia.com/advisories/61801>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9449>