Description
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.
Published: 2017-05-26
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-963-1 exiv2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0028 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3852-1 Exiv2 vulnerabilities
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00173}

epss

{'score': 0.00133}


Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Exiv2 Exiv2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:44.367Z

Reserved: 2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9239

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-26T10:29:00.177

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-9239

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-05-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9239 - Bugzilla

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