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CVE-2017-9953

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9953 describes an invalid free vulnerability in Exiv2 0.26, specifically within the Image::printIFDStructure function, which can lead to a segmentation fault. This flaw affects Exiv2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allowing a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted input. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0281 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: exiv2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: exiv2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-9953Low

exiv2: Segmentation fault in Image::printIFDStructure

Jul 11, 2017

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry