CVE-2017-9239

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    CVE-2017-9239

    Published: 26 May 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html, https://github.com/lolo-pop/poc/tree/master/Segmentation%20fault%20in%20convert-test%28exiv2%29, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98720, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/, http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/1295

    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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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High
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