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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2017-17723: exiv2 security update

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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2017-17723: exiv2 security update

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/12/2018
Created
11/20/2019
Added
11/19/2019
Modified
11/19/2019

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 function in image.cpp. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disclose memory data or cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.

Solution(s)

  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-exiv2-libs

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