Medium severity · published May 26, 2017
CVE-2017-9239
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26
6.5
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of pValue() is 0x0. TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage will use the value of pValue() to cause a segmentation fault. To exploit this vulnerability, someone must open a crafted tiff file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EX
Exiv2 · Exiv2
0.26 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9239
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9239
Issue Tracking
http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/1295
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98720
github.com
https://github.com/lolo-pop/poc/tree/master/Segmentation%20fault%20in%20convert-test%28exiv2%29
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/
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