CVE-2017-18005

Exp

Exiv2 0.26 has a Null Pointer Dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp, related to crafted metadata in a TIFF file.

Published: 2017-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-18005 is rated Exploit Available (55.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-18005

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18005

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.38% 0.79% +0.42%
2 2026-01-13 0.17% 0.38% +0.20%
3 2026-01-12 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-18005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-18005

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-18005

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2017-18005 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (exiv2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18005
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18005
suse low CVE-2017-18005 severity low: SUSE including 8 source package names (exiv2-0.27.2-5.el8, exiv2-devel-0.27.2-5.el8, …), 8 product×package rows across 1 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 8): Fixed 8. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18005/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-18005 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (exiv2), 7 status rows across 7 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 3, ignored 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-18005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
exiv2 exiv2 0.26 cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-18005

URL Tags
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/168 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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