SB2023101329 - SUSE update for exiv2
Published: October 13, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023101329
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19535)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In Exiv2 0.26 and previous versions, PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp may cause a denial of service (application crash due to a heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted PNG file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.