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CVE-2017-11591

Published: Jul 24, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11591
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

There is a Floating point exception in the Exiv2::ValueType function in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Exiv2Exiv20.26 (including)0.26 (including)
Exiv2Ubuntuartful*
Exiv2Ubuntubionic*
Exiv2Ubuntucosmic*
Exiv2Ubuntudevel*
Exiv2Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Exiv2Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Exiv2Ubuntutrusty*
Exiv2Ubuntuxenial*
Exiv2Ubuntuyakkety*
Exiv2Ubuntuzesty*

References

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