CVE-2017-17724: EXIV2

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Exiv2 0.26, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the Exiv2::IptcData::printStructure function in iptc.cpp, related to the "!= 0x1c" case. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file.

Affected products

• EXIV2 EXIV2: version 0.26 only

Published 2018-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.