Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libexiv2-26 package, versions <0.26-6.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBEXIV226-2763959
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Jul 2018

Introduced: 5 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-12956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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 illegal address access in Exiv2::FileIo::pathabi:cxx11 in basicio.cpp of libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to remote denial of service.