PYSEC-2021-884

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    PYSEC-2021-884

    Published: 23 Aug 2021Last Modified: 9 Oct 2025

    Summary:

    Details: A float point exception in the printLong function in tags_int.cpp of Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.

    References: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/759, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06

    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
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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