An integer wraparound, leading to heap-based out-of-bound read, was found in the way Exiv2 library reads ICC profiles embedded in a JP2 image. By persuading a victim to open a crafted JP2 image, a remote attacker could crash the application or possibly retrieve a portion of memory.
Find out more about CVE-2017-17725 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of Exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include support for ICC profiles.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Not affected |
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