6.5

CVE-2017-12956: exiv2 Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 18-08-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-12956 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in exiv2. EPSS estimates a 1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2017-0391SUSE-SU-2018:1882-1

Timeline

  1. 18-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is an illegal address access in Exiv2::FileIo::path[abi:cxx11]() in basicio.cpp of libexiv2 in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to remote denial of service.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.42% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Exiv21 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links