PYSEC-2017-127

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    PYSEC-2017-127

    Published: 18 Aug 2017Last Modified: 9 Oct 2025

    Summary:

    Details: There is a heap-based buffer overflow in basicio.cpp of Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure(), which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295

    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
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High