There is an infinite loop in the Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function of image.cpp in Exiv2 0.26. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-11338 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 5.5 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Will not fix |