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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-9304

In Exiv2 0.26, a divide by zero in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp could result in denial of service.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-9304

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Apr 2018, 21:29 UTC

In Exiv2 0.26, a divide by zero in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp could result in denial of service.

osv:CVE-2018-9304
Complete source record
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      "references": [
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14",
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