What is the severity of CVE-2017-14865?

CVE-2017-14865 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14865?

To mitigate CVE-2017-14865, upgrade Exiv2 to version 0.27 or later.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-14865 enable?

CVE-2017-14865 allows for a denial of service attack through a crafted input.

Which version of Exiv2 is affected by CVE-2017-14865?

CVE-2017-14865 specifically affects Exiv2 version 0.26.

What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2017-14865?

Exploiting CVE-2017-14865 can result in a crash of the application, leading to service disruption.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-14865

medium

5.5

CWE

119

29/9/2017

4/10/2017

CVE-2017-14865: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Sep 29 2017(Updated: )

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Exiv2::us2Data function of types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
CentOS Dos2unix	=0.26

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Reference Links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1494778

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14865?
CVE-2017-14865 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14865?
To mitigate CVE-2017-14865, upgrade Exiv2 to version 0.27 or later.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-14865 enable?
CVE-2017-14865 allows for a denial of service attack through a crafted input.
Which version of Exiv2 is affected by CVE-2017-14865?
CVE-2017-14865 specifically affects Exiv2 version 0.26.
What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2017-14865?
Exploiting CVE-2017-14865 can result in a crash of the application, leading to service disruption.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14865?
CVE-2017-14865 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14865?
To mitigate CVE-2017-14865, upgrade Exiv2 to version 0.27 or later.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-14865 enable?
CVE-2017-14865 allows for a denial of service attack through a crafted input.
Which version of Exiv2 is affected by CVE-2017-14865?
CVE-2017-14865 specifically affects Exiv2 version 0.26.
What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2017-14865?
Exploiting CVE-2017-14865 can result in a crash of the application, leading to service disruption.