CVE-2017-11683
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
There is a reachable assertion in the Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory function in tiffvisitor.cpp of Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 18.10 | Affected | — |
| 18.04 | Affected | — |
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.27.2-6 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.27.2-6 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.27.2-6 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.27.2-6 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.27.2-6 |
| 10.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 | exiv2 | 0.26 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-617
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.