PYSEC-2017-126

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    PYSEC-2017-126

    Published: 27 Jul 2017Last Modified: 9 Oct 2025

    Summary:

    Details: There is a reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function in tiffvisitor.cpp of Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475124, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100030, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00013.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:pypi/exiv2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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