CVE-2017-17724 — Out-of-bounds Read in Exiv2

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound10 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.43%
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::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the "!= 0x1c" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to 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:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.26
▶debiandebian/exiv2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-wrhh-wfqw-8957: In Exiv2 0↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Red Hat
exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c↗2018-04-04
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Red Hat
exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure in image.cpp↗2018-03-28
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Red Hat
exiv2: heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure in src/iptc.cpp↗2017-12-10
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Debian
CVE-2017-17724: exiv2 - In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::pr...↗2017
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9306 exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c↗2018-04-12
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9146 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure in image.cpp↗2018-04-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17724 exiv2: heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure in src/iptc.cpp [fedora-all]↗2018-02-14
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17724 exiv2: heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure in src/iptc.cpp↗2018-02-14
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