CVE-2017-11592 Memory corruption in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via heap memory corruption in the Exiv2 library by providing crafted input to the seek function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11592?
CVE-2017-11592 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Exiv2 Exiv2, published on 24 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in the Exiv2::FileIo::seek function of Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack (heap memory corruption) via crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11592?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exiv2 Exiv2.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11592?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-11592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11592 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Exiv2 Exiv2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5fh-m664-3rw6.