PT-2017-12799 · Exiv2+2 · Exiv2+2

Published

2017-08-18

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2017-12955

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.26
Description The issue is a heap-based buffer overflow in the basicio.cpp file of Exiv2, which causes an out-of-bounds write in the printIFDStructure() function. This may lead to a remote denial of service or possibly other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider disabling the printIFDStructure() function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2468
ALT-PU-2019-2590
CVE-2017-12955
MGASA-2017-0391
OPENSUSE-SU-2018_1961-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10747-1
SUSE-SU-2018:1882-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Exiv2
Suse