CVE catalog
CVE-2017-7544
libexif: CVE-2017-7544
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.27% · Oct 25, 2026
libexif through 0.6.21 is vulnerable to out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in exif_data_save_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c caused by improper length computation of the allocated data of an ExifMnote entry which can cause denial-of-service or possibly information disclosure.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libexif | sid | 0.6.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libexif | forky | 0.6.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libexif | trixie | 0.6.25-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libexif | bookworm | 0.6.24-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.10 | 0.6.21-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.11 | 0.6.21-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.12 | 0.6.21-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.5 | 0.6.21-r2 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.6 | 0.6.21-r2 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.7 | 0.6.21-r2 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.8 | 0.6.21-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | libexif | 3.9 | 0.6.21-r3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libexif | pro | 0.6.21-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libexif | pro | 0.6.21-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libexif | pro | 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libexif | 16.04 | 0.6.21-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libexif | 16.04 | 0.6.21-2ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libexif | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 0.6.17-2.14.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libexif | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 0.6.17-2.14.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libexif | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 0.6.17-2.14.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libexif | source | sid | 0.6.21-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [876466] |
| Debian | libexif | source | forky | 0.6.21-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [876466] |
| Debian | libexif | source | trixie | 0.6.21-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [876466] |
| Debian | libexif | source | bookworm | 0.6.21-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [876466] |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.10 | 0.6.21-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.11 | 0.6.21-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.12 | 0.6.21-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.5 | 0.6.21-r2 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.6 | 0.6.21-r2 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.7 | 0.6.21-r2 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.8 | 0.6.21-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Alpine | libexif | apk | 3.9 | 0.6.21-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libexif | deb | pro | 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libexif | deb | 16.04 | 0.6.21-2ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7544 | Not reported |
| Suse | libexif | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 0.6.17-2.14.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:0195-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libexif | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 0.6.17-2.14.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:0195-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libexif | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 0.6.17-2.14.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:0195-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libexif12]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
- [libexif-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
- [libexif-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libexif12]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
- [libexif-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
- [libexif-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.21-2.1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_0193-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-7544]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7544]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:0195-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7544]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7544]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-7544.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]