PT-2017-4241 · Exiv2+6 · Exiv2+6

Kirit1193 · Published 2017-11-18 · Updated 2023-01-13 · CVE-2017-18005

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.26

Description The issue is related to a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, which can be triggered by crafted metadata in a TIFF file. This can potentially allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.26, consider applying a patch or fix that addresses the Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function to prevent potential denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2020:1577

ALT-PU-2019-2468

ALT-PU-2019-2590

BDU:2023-01645

CESA-2020_1577

CVE-2017-18005

DLA-3265-1

RHSA-2020:1577

RHSA-2020_1577

RLSA-2020:1577

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Exiv2

Red Hat

Rocky Linux

References · 84

• 🔥 https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/168 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se47-bulletin-2023-0316SE47MD · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20251225SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3265-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2020:1577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18005 · Security Note
• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1577.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RLSA-2020:1577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-1577.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-01645 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18005 · Vendor Advisory