CVE-2017-14859: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14859 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 28-09-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.