What is the severity of CVE-2017-17722?

CVE-2017-17722 is classified as a critical severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a remote denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17722?

To fix CVE-2017-17722, upgrade Exiv2 to a version higher than 0.26 that does not contain this vulnerability.

What causes CVE-2017-17722?

CVE-2017-17722 is caused by a reachable assertion failure in the readHeader function of bigtiffimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.26.

What impact does CVE-2017-17722 have on users?

The impact of CVE-2017-17722 on users includes the risk of a remote denial of service attack when processing crafted TIFF files.

Which versions of Exiv2 are affected by CVE-2017-17722?

Exiv2 version 0.26 is affected by CVE-2017-17722.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-17722

medium

6.5

CWE

617

12/2/2018

3/10/2019

CVE-2017-17722

First published: Mon Feb 12 2018(Updated: )

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a reachable assertion in the readHeader function in bigtiffimage.cpp, which will lead to a remote denial of service attack via a crafted TIFF file.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Exiv2 Exiv2	=0.26

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Reference Links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524116

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17722?
CVE-2017-17722 is classified as a critical severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a remote denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17722?
To fix CVE-2017-17722, upgrade Exiv2 to a version higher than 0.26 that does not contain this vulnerability.
What causes CVE-2017-17722?
CVE-2017-17722 is caused by a reachable assertion failure in the readHeader function of bigtiffimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.26.
What impact does CVE-2017-17722 have on users?
The impact of CVE-2017-17722 on users includes the risk of a remote denial of service attack when processing crafted TIFF files.
Which versions of Exiv2 are affected by CVE-2017-17722?
Exiv2 version 0.26 is affected by CVE-2017-17722.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17722?
CVE-2017-17722 is classified as a critical severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a remote denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17722?
To fix CVE-2017-17722, upgrade Exiv2 to a version higher than 0.26 that does not contain this vulnerability.
What causes CVE-2017-17722?
CVE-2017-17722 is caused by a reachable assertion failure in the readHeader function of bigtiffimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.26.
What impact does CVE-2017-17722 have on users?
The impact of CVE-2017-17722 on users includes the risk of a remote denial of service attack when processing crafted TIFF files.
Which versions of Exiv2 are affected by CVE-2017-17722?
Exiv2 version 0.26 is affected by CVE-2017-17722.