Information Exposure Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-543966
  • published14 May 2018
  • disclosed14 May 2018

Introduced: 14 May 2018

CVE-2018-11037  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (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.

In Exiv2 0.26, the Exiv2::PngImage::printStructure function in pngimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause an information leak via a crafted file.