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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EXIV2EXIV2-2367074
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed23 Aug 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Aug 2021

CVE-2020-18773  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (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. An invalid memory access in the decode function in iptc.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.

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