Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17669
CVE-2017-17669
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/187nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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