Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2019-1 exiv2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
04 Dec 2019
Affected Packages:
exiv2
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-17402.
More information:

A corrupted or specially crafted CRW images might exceed the overall buffersize to cause a denial of service.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 0.24-4.1+deb8u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS