CVE-2017-12957

Published: Aug 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that is triggered in the Exiv2::Image::io function in image.cpp. It will lead to remote denial of service.

Affected (1)

Products: Exiv2: Exiv2

Exiv2

1 product

Exiv2

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Exiv2 Exiv2	Version 0.26

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (2)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482423

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482423

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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