Use After Free in Exiv2

CVE-2017-14857

In Exiv2 0.26, there is an invalid free in the Image class in image.cpp that leads to a Segmentation fault. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% 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-2017-14857: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14857?
CVE-2017-14857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-14857?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14857 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.