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.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/187 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-13T00:00:00

Updated: 2023-01-10T00:00:00

Reserved: 2017-12-13T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-17669

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-12-13T22:29:00.237

Modified: 2023-01-13T16:44:46.583


Link: CVE-2017-17669

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CWE