Out-of-bounds Write Affecting exiv2/exiv2 package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EXIV2EXIV2-2366992
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Sept 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-17229  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for exiv2/exiv2.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. Exiv2::d2Data in types.cpp in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted image file.

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