Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exiv2/exiv2 package, versions [,0.27)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EXIV2EXIV2-2367065
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed26 Nov 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19535  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade exiv2/exiv2 to version 0.27 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. In Exiv2 0.26 and previous versions, PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp may cause a denial of service (application crash due to a heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted PNG file.

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