CVE-2017-11591 Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-518419
  • published24 Jul 2017
  • disclosed24 Jul 2017

Introduced: 24 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11591  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 exiv2 to version 0.27.2-6 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a Floating point exception in the Exiv2::ValueType function in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.

CVSS Scores

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