Is CVE-2017-11591 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-11591 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-11591?

CVE-2017-11591 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-11591?

CVE-2017-11591 has an EPSS score of 3.10% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11591?

Upgrade exiv2 on debian 11 to 0.27.2-6 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-11591

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

There is a Floating point exception in the Exiv2::ValueType function in Exiv2 0.26 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack via crafted input.

How to fix

Remediation Available

exiv2Debian

Fixed in:0.27.2-6CVE-2017-11591

exiv2Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.23-1ubuntu2.2USN-3852-1

Fixed in:0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3USN-3852-1

Fixed in:0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2USN-3852-1

libexiv2-12Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.23-1ubuntu2.2USN-3852-1

libexiv2-14Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3USN-3852-1

Fixed in:0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2USN-3852-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.