CVE-2017-17723

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    CVE-2017-17723

    Published: 12 Feb 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 function in image.cpp. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disclose memory data or cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.

    References: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524104

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- fa449a4d2c58d63f0d75ff259f25683a98a44630
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.26

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High