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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9239
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of pValue() is 0x0. TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage will use the value of pValue() to cause a segmentation fault. To exploit this vulnerability, someone must open a crafted tiff file.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
exiv2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.25-3.1"}]}]
Debian:13
exiv2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.25-3.1"}]}]
Debian:14
exiv2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.25-3.1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org