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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3186-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Dominik George
November 10, 2022                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : exiv2
Version        : 0.25-4+deb10u3
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-11683 CVE-2020-19716 CVE-2022-3756
Debian Bug     : 876893

Three vulnerabilities have been fixed that could, under rare circumstances, lead to
remotely exploitable DoS vulnerabilities in software using exiv2 for meta-data
extraction.

CVE-2017-11683

    Crash due to a reachable assertion on crafted input

CVE-2020-19716

    Buffer overflow when handling crafted meta-data of CRW images

CVE-2022-3756

    Potential integer overflow in QuickTime component

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
0.25-4+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.

For the detailed security status of exiv2 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/exiv2

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

Debian LTS: DLA-3186-1: exiv2 security update

November 10, 2022
Three vulnerabilities have been fixed that could, under rare circumstances, lead to remotely exploitable DoS vulnerabilities in software using exiv2 for meta-data extraction

Summary

CVE-2017-11683

Crash due to a reachable assertion on crafted input

CVE-2020-19716

Buffer overflow when handling crafted meta-data of CRW images

CVE-2022-3756

Potential integer overflow in QuickTime component

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
0.25-4+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.

For the detailed security status of exiv2 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/exiv2

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


Severity
Package : exiv2
Version : 0.25-4+deb10u3
CVE ID : CVE-2017-11683 CVE-2020-19716 CVE-2022-3756
Debian Bug : 876893

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