CVE-2017-9239: canonical ubuntu_linux Divide By Zero
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-9239 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5Timeline
- 26-05-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 2.65% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10
Debian1 product
- exiv2< 0.25-3.1 | < 0.23-1+deb7u1
Exiv21 product
- exiv20.26
PyPI1 product
- exiv2All versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
- exiv2< 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 | < 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
5 vendors · 5 products
References
10 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
