Vulnerability in Exiv2
CVE-2017-11683
There is a reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function in tiffvisitor.cpp of Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.
EPSS: 0.027 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Exiv2 — versions 0.26
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11683?
- CVE-2017-11683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11683?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11683 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.