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A vulnerability was found in Exiv2 0.26 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage
of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 05/26/2017. The weakness was released 05/26/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at dev.exiv2.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-9239 since 05/26/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100482 (Debian DLA-963-1 : exiv2 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197336 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Exiv2 Vulnerabilities (USN-3852-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100482). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 123489 and 124572.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Divide by zeroCWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 100482
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-963-1 : exiv2 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 863196
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 963-1] exiv2 security update)
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Sources
Advisory: USN-3852-1Researcher: lolopop, Young_x
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2017-9239 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 98720 - Exiv2 CVE-2017-9239 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9239 - Exiv2 - Exiv2 - Medium
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Entry
Created: 05/26/2017 21:16Updated: 12/07/2022 12:11
Changes: 05/26/2017 21:16 (74), 10/03/2020 11:51 (6), 12/25/2020 16:37 (2), 12/07/2022 12:11 (3)
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