Out-of-Bounds Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-EXIV2-321199
  • published29 Sept 2017
  • disclosed29 Sept 2017

Introduced: 29 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 exiv2 to version 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::DataValue::read in value.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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