Use After Free in Exiv2
CVE-2017-9953
There is an invalid free in Image::printIFDStructure that leads to a Segmentation fault in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Exiv2 — versions 0.26
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9953?
- CVE-2017-9953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9953?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9953 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.