Out-of-Bounds Affecting exiv2-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-EXIV2DEVEL-1363151
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jul 2017

Introduced: 14 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 exiv2-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-devel package and not the exiv2-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a Segmentation fault in the XmpParser::terminate() function in Exiv2 0.26, related to an exit call. A Crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.