UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17669

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17669
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17669.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17669
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Published
2017-12-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:32Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.23-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.23-1ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.23-1ubuntu1
0.23-1ubuntu2
0.23-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-12",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1ubuntu2.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-1ubuntu1
0.25-2.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-3.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2"
        }
    ]
}