Out-of-bounds Read in Libexif Project
CVE-2017-7544
libexif through 0.6.21 is vulnerable to out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in exif_data_save_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c caused by improper length computation of the allocated data of an ExifMnote entry which can cause denial-of-service or possibly information disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libexif_project Libexif
- Red Hat, Inc. Libexif — versions through 0.6.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7544?
- CVE-2017-7544 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libexif Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7544?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7544 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.