CVE-2017-18005: Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a TIFF file

Medium severity · published Dec 31, 2017

CVE-2017-18005

Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a TIFF file

5.5

CVSS

0.8%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a TIFF file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

10.0 · source: NVD

Exiv2 · Exiv2

0.26 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18005

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18005

Exploit

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/168

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html