CVE-2017-12957 — Out-of-bounds Read in Exiv2

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exiv2Debian Exiv2
Timeline
PublishedAug 18
Latest updateMay 13

Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that is triggered in the Exiv2::Image::io function in image.cpp. It will lead to remote denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.26
▶debiandebian/exiv2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-wcg7-3rc6-c7jg: There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libexiv2 in Exiv2 0↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Image::io function↗2017-08-17
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Debian
CVE-2017-12957: exiv2 - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that is trigger...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12957 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Image::io function↗2017-08-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-1000126 CVE-2017-1000127 CVE-2017-1000128 CVE-2017-11553 CVE-2017-11591 CVE-2017-11592 CVE-2017-11683 CVE-2017-12955 CVE-2017-12956 CVE-2017-12957 CVE-2017-14857 CVE-2017-14858 CVE-2017-14859↗2017-07-26
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