VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-12955
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in basicio.cpp of Exiv2 0.26.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Affected
- exiv2/exiv2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.