Security advisory

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  "id": "b309bf6ea98b21beb11ff6fdc7bcb27724268d76c041bd14d0c7406e1a7fb7be",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17724",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-17724",
    "summary": "In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the \"!= 0x1c\" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-17724",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-17724",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-17724"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/exiv2/exiv2",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "fa449a4d2c58d63f0d75ff259f25683a98a44630"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "fa449a4d2c58d63f0d75ff259f25683a98a44630"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0.26"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.26"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "0.26",
            "v0.26"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17724.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:16.425169575Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/exiv2/readme.md",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2101",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524107",
        "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/263"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-17724",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380227,
  "published_at": "2018-02-12T22:29:00.32+00:00"
}