What is CVE-2017-11336?

CVE-2017-11336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-11336?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-11336 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Exiv2

CVE-2017-11336

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Image::printIFDStructure function in image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A Crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (70.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Exiv2 — versions 0.26
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11336?: CVE-2017-11336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-11336?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11336 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.