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Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-14860 is a denial-of-service flaw in Exiv2 0.26 when reading JP2 image metadata. A crafted input can trigger a heap-based buffer over-read, potentially crashing software that processes the file.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate availability risk for systems that automatically process untrusted images. Prioritize internet-facing upload or media-processing services before internal-only desktop exposure.
Technical view
The issue is reported in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata in jp2image.cpp. The public CVE description identifies a heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2 0.26 caused by crafted JP2 input, with denial of service as the stated impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Exiv2 0.26 processes JP2/JPEG 2000 files, especially upload pipelines, media indexing, asset management, or automated metadata extraction handling untrusted images.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The documented scenario requires a crafted input being parsed by the vulnerable Exiv2 JP2 metadata reader.
Researcher notes
Public details in the supplied bundle are sparse: no CVSS, CWE, patch version, or exploit evidence is provided. The core confirmed facts are component, function, version, bug class, crafted-input trigger, and denial-of-service impact.
Mitigation direction
- Identify systems and applications using Exiv2 0.26.
- Check Exiv2 and downstream vendor advisories for fixed packages.
- Update Exiv2 through trusted OS or application channels when available.
- Restrict or isolate untrusted JP2 metadata processing.
- Apply sandboxing or crash containment around image parsing services.
Validation and detection
- Inventory packages and embedded libraries for Exiv2 0.26.
- Review file-processing paths that accept JP2/JPEG 2000 inputs.
- Confirm whether vendor packages include a fix for CVE-2017-14860.
- Check crash logs for Exiv2 JP2 metadata parsing failures.
- Verify untrusted image parsing runs with least privilege.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1494776CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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