exiv2: Floating point exception in the Exiv2::ValueType function
Published Jul 24, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.10%
Description
There is a Floating point exception in the Exiv2::ValueType function in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
Configuration 3
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exiv2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exiv2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 87.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 86.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 73.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 72.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 69.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 63.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 66.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 11, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 25.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11591 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473888 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475729 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11591
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11591
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11591 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473888 | ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475729 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11591 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11591 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.