CVE-2017-17669
published 2017-12-13CVE-2017-17669: 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…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.60%
73.0th percentile
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.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | exiv2 | < exiv2 0.27.2-6 (bookworm) | exiv2 0.27.2-6 (bookworm) |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | — | — |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.27.2-6 | 0.27.2-6 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 | 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 |
| exiv2 | exiv2 | >= 0 < 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Exiv2 vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-01-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-11591 [HIGH] Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Title: Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862,
CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336,
CVE-2018-1758)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp
vendor_redhat·2017-12-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-17669 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp
exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp
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.
Package: exiv2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: exiv2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-17669: exiv2 - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTC...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-17669 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17669: exiv2 - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTC...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.27.2-6)
GHSA
GHSA-4635-wwr6-rxx5: There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-17669 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-4635-wwr6-rxx5: There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int
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.
OSV
exiv2 vulnerabilities
osv·2019-01-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-9239 [HIGH] exiv2 vulnerabilities
exiv2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862,
CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336,
CVE-2018-1758)
OSV
CVE-2017-17669: There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int
osv·2017-12-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-17669 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17669: There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17669 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-17669 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17669 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-17669 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this is
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17669 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp
bugzilla·2017-12-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-17669 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17669 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp
CVE-2017-17669 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp
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.
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/187
Discussion:
Created exiv2 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1526053]
2017-12-13
Published