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CVE-2017-17722 Details

Description

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a reachable assertion in the readHeader function in bigtiffimage.cpp, which will lead to a remote denial of service attack via a crafted TIFF file.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524116 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524116 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-617Reachable Assertion[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
exiv2 exiv2
0.26

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17722
NVD Published Date:
Feb 12, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17722 Details - Not Deferred