CVE-2017-11591

Public Exploit

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.31%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3852-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473888	third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11591?: CVE-2017-11591 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-11591?: To fix CVE-2017-11591, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-11591 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-11591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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