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


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-EXIV2-321303
  • published13 Dec 2017
  • 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 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.

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 Scores

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