Debian 7 Wheezy: DLA-1147-1 Moderate: Exiv2 Denial Of Service
debian lts
October 26, 2017
The exiv2 library is vulnerable to multiple issues that can all lead to denial of service of the applications relying on the library to parse images' metadata
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2017-11591
Denial of service via floating point exception in
the Exiv2::ValueType function.
CVE-2017-11683
Denial of service through failing assertion triggered by
crafted image.
CVE-2017-14859 / CVE-2017-14862 / CVE-2017-14864
Denial of service through invalid memory access triggered by a crafted
image.
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
0.23-1+deb7u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer
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Package: exiv2
Version: 0.23-1+deb7u2
CVE ID: CVE-2017-11591 CVE-2017-11683 CVE-2017-14859 CVE-2017-14862
Debian Bug: 876893
Topics Covered
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