Out-of-Bounds Affecting exiv2-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EXIV2DOC-1977456
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Sept 2017

Introduced: 23 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14859  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 exiv2-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-doc package and not the exiv2-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::StringValueBase::read in value.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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