Bug 1531171 – CVE-2017-18005 exiv2: null pointer dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp

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Bug 1531171 - (CVE-2017-18005) CVE-2017-18005 exiv2: null pointer dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp

Summary:	CVE-2017-18005 exiv2: null pointer dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLon...

Status:	NEW

Aliases:	CVE-2017-18005

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

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Reported:	2018-01-04 13:03 EST by Laura Pardo
Modified:	2018-04-30 18:17 EDT (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description Laura Pardo 2018-01-04 13:03:40 EST

Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a malformed TIFF file. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault.

[UPSTREAM BUG]
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/168

[UPSTREAM PATCH]
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/199

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