CVE-2017-18215

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Published Mar 5, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xv_project:xv:3.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9347	xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.208% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=728337
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043479
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00088.html

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Leap

Xv Project Xv

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 5, 2018, 6:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:04 PM
Reserved: Mar 5, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 5, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM

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