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title: "CVE-2018-9145\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-9145

Publication date 30 March 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9145?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In the DataBuf class in include/exiv2/types.hpp in Exiv2 0.26, an issue
exists in the constructor with an initial buffer size. A large size value
may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation. NOTE: some
third parties have been unable to reproduce the SIGABRT when using the
4-DataBuf-abort-1 PoC file.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9145?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| exiv2 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

couldn't reproduce, probably 0.26 only

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9145)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9145)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-9145)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9145)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/exiv2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9145>