NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting exiv2-debuginfo package, versions <0:0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-EXIV2DEBUGINFO-1675694
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed20 Sept 2018

Introduced: 20 Sep 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 exiv2-debuginfo to version 0:0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1339.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-debuginfo package and not the exiv2-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.