Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9239
CVE-2017-9239
Description
An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of pValue() is 0x0. TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage will use the value of pValue() to cause a segmentation fault. To exploit this vulnerability, someone must open a crafted tiff file.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 0.26-lp151.7.3.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-lp151.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-6.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.23-12.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98720nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- dev.exiv2.org/issues/1295nvdIssue Tracking
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.htmlnvd
- github.com/lolo-pop/poc/tree/master/Segmentation%20fault%20in%20convert-test%28exiv2%29nvd
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