VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17724

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.13%
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 heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the "!= 0x1c" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references