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.

Published 2017-09-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.009 (58.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Exiv2 — versions 0.26

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, 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.