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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-EXIV2-2025227
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2017

Introduced: 18 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-18005  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 exiv2 to version 0:0.27.2-5.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a TIFF file.

CVSS Scores

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