Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17724
CVE-2017-17724
Description
In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the "!= 0x1c" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.
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References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101nvd
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/263nvd
- github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.mdnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14nvd
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