CVE-2017-17669
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.21%
Description
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::keyTXTChunk function of pngchunk_int.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted PNG file will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
How to fix CVE-2017-17669
To remediate CVE-2017-17669, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/exiv2—upgrade to 0.27.2-6 or later
Is CVE-2017-17669 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.27.2-6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |