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CVE-2017-17723

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17723 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Exiv2 version 0.26, specifically within the Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 function, affecting the exiv2 product. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or disclose memory data by providing a specially crafted TIFF file. Rated 8.1 HIGH on CVSS, it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication (PR:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-17723Low

exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Image::byteSwap4 in image.cpp

Dec 10, 2017

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201811-14