PT-2017-12126 · Exiv2+2 · Exiv2+2
Published
2017-07-24
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Updated
2019-08-30
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CVE-2017-11592
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Exiv2 version 0.26
Description
The issue is related to a Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in the Exiv2::FileIo::seek function. This vulnerability can lead to a remote denial of service attack, resulting in heap memory corruption, when the system processes crafted input.
Recommendations
For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider restricting the use of the Exiv2::FileIo::seek function until a patch is available to prevent potential heap memory corruption.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Exiv2
Suse