Vulnerability identifier: #VU37887

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000126

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

exiv2 0.26 contains a Stack out of bounds read in webp parser

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.26

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External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/30/1

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.