PT-2017-19363 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2017-07-27 · Updated 2017-07-27

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/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 reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function in tiffvisitor.cpp. This can lead to a remote denial of service attack when the software processes crafted input.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider applying a patch or fix that addresses the reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function to prevent remote denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2017-126

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2017-126 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100030 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475124 · Note
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1 · Note
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00013.html · Note