[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#891783: exiv2: CVE-2017-17724

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: exiv2
Version: 0.26-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/210

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for exiv2, another one
affecting only exiv2 starting from 0.26 and thus for the moment only
experimental.

CVE-2017-17724[0]:
| In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the
| Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp. Remote attackers
| can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a
| crafted TIFF file.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17724
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17724
[1] https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/210

Regards,
Salvatore