CVE-2017-14857 is an invalid free vulnerability in Exiv2 version 0.26, specifically within the Image class in image.cpp. A specially crafted input can trigger a segmentation fault, leading to a denial of service (DoS) attack. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Furthermore, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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