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.
Published: 2018-02-12
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0049 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:59:17.634Z

Reserved: 2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17725

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-12T22:29:00.383

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:18:32.113

Link: CVE-2017-17725

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17725 - Bugzilla

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