5.5

CVE-2017-18005: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18005DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18005
Published 31-12-2017Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18005 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-3265-1RHSA-2020:1577

Timeline

  1. 31-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a TIFF file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.80% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Exiv2

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Exiv21 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • exiv2< 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 | < 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 | < 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2

3 vendors · 4 products

References

5 links