Out-of-Bounds Affecting openexif package, versions [,2.1.4]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENEXIF-2380890
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed30 Sept 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14931  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for openexif.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds. ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.

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CVSS Base Scores

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