PT-2019-19388 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2019-02-25 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-9144

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.27

Description An issue in the BigTiffImage component can cause infinite recursion when processing a crafted file, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or other unspecified impacts.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.27, consider avoiding the use of crafted files that may trigger the infinite recursion in the BigTiffImage component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restricting access to files that could potentially exploit this issue may help minimize the risk of Denial of Service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Uncontrolled Recursion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-674

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-9144

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2anonymous-namespacebigtiffimageprintifd-exiv2-0-27 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9144 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107161 · Note