CVE-2017-18215
xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.21% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- xv project/xv · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=728337Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043479Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=728337Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043479Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.