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CVE-2017-17724

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Date: February 12, 2018

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (8)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/263
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524107
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17724
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17724
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-17724

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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