Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2750-1 exiv2 -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 30 Aug 2021
- Affected Packages:
- exiv2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 950183, Bug 986888, Bug 987277, Bug 991705, Bug 991705, Bug 991706.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-20421, CVE-2021-3482, CVE-2021-29457, CVE-2021-29473, CVE-2021-31291, CVE-2021-31292. - More information:
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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exiv2, a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file is parsed.
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.25-3.1+deb9u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.
For the detailed security status of exiv2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/exiv2
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS