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CVE-2017-17669

Publication date 13 December 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted PNG file will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
exiv2 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 0.25-4ubuntu0.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.23-1ubuntu2.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
exiv2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3852-1
    • Exiv2 vulnerabilities
    • 10 January 2019

Other references