CVE-2017-7544

9.1 CRITICAL
Published: September 21, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

libexif through 0.6.21 is vulnerable to out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in exif_data_save_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c caused by improper length computation of the allocated data of an ExifMnote entry which can cause denial-of-service or possibly information disclosure.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/130/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/130/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.3%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libexif_project