Buffer overflow in Exiv2

CVE-2017-11339

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-11339: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11339?
CVE-2017-11339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-11339?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11339 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.