What is CVE-2017-14863?

CVE-2017-14863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-14863?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-14863 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2

CVE-2017-14863

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure in image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14863?: CVE-2017-14863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-14863?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14863 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.