#VU37720 NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2 - CVE-2017-18005

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#VU37720 NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2 - CVE-2017-18005

Published: December 31, 2017 / Updated: October 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37720
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18005
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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