PT-2017-19362 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2017-07-24 · Updated 2017-07-24

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base 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. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2017-125

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 2

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2017-125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473889 · Note