CVE-2017-17724

6.5 mediumEPSS 2.1%

Medium (6.5) in exiv2 exiv2. EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the "!= 0x1c" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-125
Published: 2018-02-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

exiv2:exiv2

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524107
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/263
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14

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