# CVE-2019-17402: exiv2: The exiv2 packages provide a command line utility which can display and manipulate image metadata such as EXIF, LPTC,...

CVE-2019-17402 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4, released October 9, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17402
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0185
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 9, 2019

## Description

The exiv2 packages provide a command line utility which can display and manipulate image metadata such as EXIF, LPTC, and JPEG comments.  The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: exiv2 (0.27.3). (BZ#1880984)  Security Fix(es):  * exiv2: out-of-bounds read in CiffDirectory::readDirectory due to lack of size check (CVE-2019-17402)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | exiv2 RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [RHSA-2021:1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-1758.md) | May 18, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4 | [exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-exiv2-0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4.md) | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Linux | exiv2 ol 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [ELSA-2021-1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-1758.md) | May 25, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2-devel RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [RHSA-2021:1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-1758.md) | May 18, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2-devel ol 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [ELSA-2021-1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-1758.md) | May 25, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2-doc RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [RHSA-2021:1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-1758.md) | May 18, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2-doc ol 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [ELSA-2021-1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-1758.md) | May 25, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2-libs RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [RHSA-2021:1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-1758.md) | May 18, 2021 |
| Linux | exiv2-libs ol 8 | 0:0.27.3-2.el8 | [ELSA-2021-1758](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-1758.md) | May 25, 2021 |
| Linux | libexiv2-14 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4 | [libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libexiv2-14-0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4.md) | Oct 9, 2019 |

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