VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.21%
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
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- xv project/xv · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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. Refreshed daily.