PT-2017-13732 · Exiv2+1 · Exiv2+1

Published

2017-09-28

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Updated

2019-10-03

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CVE-2017-14861

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 stack consumption vulnerability in the Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat function of image.cpp. A crafted input can lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider restricting the use of the Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the function with crafted inputs to minimize the risk of a denial of service attack. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Integer Overflow

Uncontrolled Recursion

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2468
ALT-PU-2019-2590
CVE-2017-14861

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Exiv2