CVE-2017-17724
exiv2: heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure in src/iptc.cpp
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · December 10, 2017
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
An integer underflow, leading to heap-based out-of-bound read, was found in the way Exiv2 library prints IPTC Photo Metadata embedded in an image. By persuading a victim to open a crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application or possibly retrieve a portion of memory.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include support for printing IPTC Photo Metadata.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read