What is CVE-2017-11338?

CVE-2017-11338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-11338?

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

Is CVE-2017-11338 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Exiv2

CVE-2017-11338

There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

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-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

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-2017-11338?: CVE-2017-11338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-11338?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11338 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.