6.5med
CVE-2017-12957
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.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1482423 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-12957
- NVD: CVE-2017-12957
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