PT-2017-19373 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2017-09-29 · Updated 2017-09-29

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV: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 A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the printIFDStructure function in image.cpp, which causes a segmentation fault and application crash, leading to denial of service.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider applying a patch or fix to resolve the NULL pointer dereference issue in the printIFDStructure function to prevent denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2017-136

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 2

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2017-136 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1494443 · Note