NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2 - CVE-2017-14863
Published: September 29, 2017 / Updated: October 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38182
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14863
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure in image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Exiv2
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14863
Install update from vendor's website.