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title: "CVE-2017-1000128\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-1000128

Publication date 17 November 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000128?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Exiv2 0.26 contains a stack out of bounds read in JPEG2000 parser

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000128?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| exiv2 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000128?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [ratliff](https://launchpad.net/~ratliff)

no crashes on trusty, xenial

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

doesn't crash on bionic either
based on the fixes below, it looks like this issue was
introduced by the following commit:
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/699e1c744e50782e3ed7411cc6ac28260aa169c0
which was added to 0.26

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| exiv2 | * Upstream:   [d09c4bb](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/d09c4bb7cdc670ec7f1ffe2da4e378dfbbe45432) * Upstream:   [14ff034](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/14ff034fb4efc557476f498af3874dc22e3801e8) * Upstream:   [22527f0](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/22527f0927b687804f83f1cc1ec36e2f042c9f83) * Upstream:   [00f3231](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/00f32316b2aa9664194fbc4fae11ee54808ebcf6) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1000128)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000128)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-1000128)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000128)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/30/1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000128>