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CVE-2017-9239
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-26T10:29:00.177 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:43.933

Summary

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.

Affected products

exiv2 — exiv2

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References

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