VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-17725
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.80%
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 an integer overflow leading to a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::getULong function in types.cpp. Remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file. Note that this vulnerability is different from CVE-2017-14864, which is an invalid memory address dereference.
Weakness classification
- CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking