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CVE-2017-14864

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3852-1

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An Invalid memory address dereference was discovered in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

Se ha descubierto una desreferencia de dirección de memoria inválida en la función Exiv2::getULong en types.cpp en la versión 0.26 de Exiv2. Esta vulnerabilidad causa un error de segmentación y el cierre inesperado de la aplicación, lo que da lugar a una denegación de servicio.

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-09-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-09-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Exiv2
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Exiv2
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0.26
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.10
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Affected