Segmentation Fault Vulnerability in Exiv2 by Exiv2 Inc.
CVE-2017-9953

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Exiv2

Status
Exiv2
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 June 2017

What is CVE-2017-9953?

The vulnerability involves an invalid free operation in the Image::printIFDStructure function, which can trigger a segmentation fault in Exiv2 version 0.26. Attackers can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted input, resulting in a denial of service that disrupts the functionality of the application.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1465061
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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