exiv2: Segmentation fault in TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage function
Published May 26, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.65%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/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 v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02645) | 85.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02645) | 83.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 39.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 73.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 72.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 69.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 56.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 53.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00248) | 60.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/1295 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98720 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9239 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1455859 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/lolo-pop/poc/tree/master/Segmentation%20fault%20in%20convert-test%28exiv2%29 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9239
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9239
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/1295 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98720 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9239 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1455859 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/lolo-pop/poc/tree/master/Segmentation%20fault%20in%20convert-test%28exiv2%29 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9239 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9239 |
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