5.5med
CVE-2017-14859
An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::StringValueBase::read in value.cpp in Exiv2 0.26.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::StringValueBase::read in value.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- usn.ubuntu.com /3852-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1494780 · x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-14859
- NVD: CVE-2017-14859
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