Out-of-Bounds Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-519518
  • published29 Sept 2017
  • disclosed29 Sept 2017

Introduced: 29 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14864  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (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.

An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::getULong in types.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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