NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting exiv2-devel package, versions <0:0.27.2-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.15% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-EXIV2DEVEL-5659049
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed28 Apr 2020

Introduced: 28 Apr 2020

CVE-2018-17282  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 exiv2-devel to version 0:0.27.2-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:1577.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-devel package and not the exiv2-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 v0.26. The function Exiv2::DataValue::copy in value.cpp has a NULL pointer dereference.