CVE-2017-12955

HIGH

Exiv2 0.26 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Image::printIFDStructure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in basicio.cpp of Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure(), which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482295

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0168
EPSS Percentile 74.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
exiv2/exiv2 0.26
Published Aug 18, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026