Out-of-bounds Read
CVE-2017-12956
Summary
There is an illegal address access in Exiv2::FileIo::path[abi:cxx11]() in basicio.cpp of libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to remote denial of service.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read
Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published