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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-11683

There is a reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function in tiffvisitor.cpp of Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.66%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

There is a reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function in tiffvisitor.cpp of Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.66% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
exiv2/exiv2 · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.