Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libexiv2-26 package, versions <0.26-6.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBEXIV226-2763939
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Jul 2018

Introduced: 5 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-11338  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 libexiv2-26 to version 0.26-6.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexiv2-26 package and not the libexiv2-26 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.