CVE-2017-11337 Use after free in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using Exiv2 by triggering an invalid free via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11337?
CVE-2017-11337 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Exiv2 Exiv2, published on 16 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There is an invalid free in the Action::TaskFactory::cleanup function of actions.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11337?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exiv2 Exiv2.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11337?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-11337 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11337 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Exiv2 Exiv2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g3c-rmmx-7hq8.