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Debian 8: DLA-1691-1 Critical: Exiv2 Denial of Service Issues

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
From: Thorsten Alteholz To: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript
Several issues have been found in exiv2, a EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool

Summary

Several issues have been found in exiv2, a EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata
manipulation tool.

CVE-2018-17581
A stack overflow due to a recursive function call causing excessive
stack consumption which leads to denial of service.

CVE-2018-19107
A heap based buffer over-read caused by an integer overflow could
result in a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVE-2018-19108
There seems to be an infinite loop inside a function that can be
activated by a crafted image.

CVE-2018-19535
A heap based buffer over-read caused could result in a denial of
service via a crafted file.

CVE-2018-20097
A crafted image could result in a denial of service.


For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
0.24-4.1+deb8u3.

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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Package: exiv2
Version: 0.24-4.1+deb8u3
CVE ID: CVE-2018-17581 CVE-2018-19107 CVE-2018-19108

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