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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16336

Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a craft...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::parseTXTChunk in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10999.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 exiv2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.27.2-6"}]}]

Debian:13 exiv2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.27.2-6"}]}]

Debian:14 exiv2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.27.2-6"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org