Is CVE-2017-9239 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9239 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9239?

CVE-2017-9239 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9239?

CVE-2017-9239 has an EPSS score of 2.65% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9239?

Upgrade exiv2 on debian 11 to 0.25-3.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9239

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.26. When the data structure of the structure ifd is incorrect, the program assigns pValue_ to 0x0, and the value of pValue() is 0x0. TiffImageEntry::doWriteImage will use the value of pValue() to cause a segmentation fault. To exploit this vulnerability, someone must open a crafted tiff file.

CWE-369

How to fix

Remediation Available

exiv2Debian

Fixed in:0.25-3.1CVE-2017-9239

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 InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

dev.exiv2.org

Other references2

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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.