CVE-2017-11340

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-07-14
CWE:
CWE-119
Bugzilla:
1474334: CVE-2017-11340 exiv2: Segmentation fault in the XmpParser::terminate()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

There is a Segmentation fault in the XmpParser::terminate() function in Exiv2 0.26, related to an exit call. A Crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Find out more about CVE-2017-11340 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 exiv2 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exiv2 Will not fix

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