CVE-2017-14864 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exiv2	Exiv2	0.26
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1494467ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1494467ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-14864?

CVE-2017-14864 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of servic...

How severe is CVE-2017-14864?

CVE-2017-14864 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-14864?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Exiv2 Exiv2, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.