VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17722

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.15%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-02-12

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-617: Reachable Assertion

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory