Out-of-bounds Read 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
1.03% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-EXIV2DEBUGINFO-1675806
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Nov 2018

Introduced: 8 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19107  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (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.

In Exiv2 0.26, Exiv2::IptcParser::decode in iptc.cpp (called from psdimage.cpp in the PSD image reader) may suffer from a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) caused by an integer overflow via a crafted PSD image file.

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