There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted PNG file will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Jan 12, 2023 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Dec 18, 2019 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libexiv2-develUpgrade libexiv2-12 | Nov 24, 2018 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade exiv2Upgrade libexiv2-12Upgrade libexiv2-14 | Jan 17, 2019 | Dec 13, 2017 |
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