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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-17724: ELSA-2019-2101: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-17724: ELSA-2019-2101: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/10/2017
Created
07/23/2020
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the "!= 0x1c" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file. An integer underflow, leading to heap-based out-of-bound read, was found in the way Exiv2 library prints IPTC Photo Metadata embedded in an image. By persuading a victim to open a crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application or possibly retrieve a portion of memory.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-exiv2-libs

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