CVE-2017-17723 — Out-of-bounds Read in Exiv2

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound6 documents5 sources
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exiv2Debian Exiv2
Timeline
PublishedFeb 12
Latest updateMay 13

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 function in image.cpp. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disclose memory data or cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.26
▶debiandebian/exiv2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-3rjq-mvxx-wgcw: In Exiv2 0↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 in image.cpp↗2017-12-10
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Debian
CVE-2017-17723: exiv2 - In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Image::byteS...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17723 exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 in image.cpp [fedora-all]↗2018-02-14
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17723 exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 in image.cpp↗2018-02-14
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