Buffer overflow in Exiv2
CVE-2017-14864
An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14864?
- CVE-2017-14864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14864?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14864 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.