CVE-2017-7544

Public Exploit

Description

libexif through 0.6.21 is vulnerable to out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in exif_data_save_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c caused by improper length computation of the allocated data of an ExifMnote entry which can cause denial-of-service or possibly information disclosure.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: Red Hat, Inc. libexif
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/130/ third party advisory exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7544?
CVE-2017-7544 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7544?
To fix CVE-2017-7544, 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-2017-7544 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7544 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-7544?
CVE-2017-7544 affects Red Hat, Inc. libexif.
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