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Debian 7 Wheezy: DLA-963-1 Exiv2 Critical Denial Of Service Fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 30, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Investigate the specifics regarding the exiv2 patch addressing denial of service vulnerabilities within Debian Wheezy. Keep abreast of security notifications.
It was discovered that the exiv2 library fails to parse some crafted tiff images, leading to denial of service via application crash

Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
0.23-1+deb7u1.

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: 0.23-1+deb7u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-9239
Debian Bug: 863410

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