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Debian: CVE-2017-9239: exiv2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-9239: exiv2 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/29/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of pValue() is 0x0. TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage will use the value of pValue() to cause a segmentation fault. To exploit this vulnerability, someone must open a crafted tiff file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-exiv2

References

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