CVE-2017-12955

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in basicio.cpp of Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure(), which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-08-18 21:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-12955

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12955

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12955

JSON object : View

Products Affected

exiv2

exiv2

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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