CVE-2017-17724
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-02-12 22:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 20:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-12-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 61b86071e33180e2b69880af7cb2c0bef0528fc2b1c11f21aea467191b1d7a6e
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/263
- github.comhttps://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201811-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524107
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2101https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- exiv2 Fixed in 0.27.1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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