| Name | CVE-2018-17230 |
| Description | Exiv2::ul2Data in types.cpp in Exiv2 v0.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted image file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| exiv2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.24-4.1+deb8u7 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 0.25-3.1+deb9u3 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 0.25-3.1+deb9u4 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 0.25-4+deb10u4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.28.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| exiv2 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- exiv2 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later; only affected experimental)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/455
Introduced in: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/3d57bbc6e6036723df3c7da352e40267c90d1640
Fixed by: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/afb98cbc6e288dc8ea75f3394a347fb9b37abc55
Some extra care needs to be applied when fixing isolately the issue in
experimental, as the commit afb98cbc6e288dc8ea75f3394a347fb9b37abc55
would introduce/uncover CVE-2018-17282.