Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12957

Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that is triggered in the Exiv2::Image::io function in image.cpp. It will lead to remote denial of service.

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Affected products

Exiv2/Exiv22 versions
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.26
osv-coords2 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015
< 0.27.4-1.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.4-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-6.3.1

Patches

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References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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