Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 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.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4
< 0.23-12.5.1+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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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