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CVE-2017-9239

Published: 26 May 2017

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of pValue() is 0x0. TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage will use the value of pValue() to cause a segmentation fault. To exploit this vulnerability, someone must open a crafted tiff file.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
exiv2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(0.25-3.1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(0.25-3.1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(0.25-3.1)
trusty
Released (0.23-1ubuntu2.2)
upstream
Released (0.25-3.1)
xenial
Released (0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/2f8681e120d277e418941c4361c83b5028f67fd8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H