CVE-2017-17722
Published: 12 February 2018
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| debian | Vulnerable code introduced in 0.26 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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exiv2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/Kicer86/exiv2/commit/1647908e00a4df7246d76678e59587e62c690dcd |
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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 |