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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1691-1] exiv2 security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
exiv2 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 0.24-4.1+deb8u3. We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.