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Debian: CVE-2018-8976: exiv2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-8976: exiv2 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/25/2018
Created
01/13/2023
Added
01/12/2023
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, jpgimage.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-exiv2

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