Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.6% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-EXIV2-19539641
  • published5 Sept 2026
  • disclosed13 Dec 2017

Introduced: 13 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17669  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted PNG file will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS Base Scores

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