# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5fh-m664-3rw6

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11592?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Exiv2 Exiv2.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11592?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2023-44398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44398/): Out-of-bounds write in exiv2 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-9143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9143/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-9144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9144/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-14046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14046/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12955/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11592 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Exiv2 Exiv2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11592/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11592/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11592
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11592
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11592

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