PT-2019-20121 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2019-02-25 · Updated 2019-02-25

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 Denial of Service through a Segmentation fault, or possibly other unspecified impacts. The issue is triggered by a crafted file and can be exploited by an attacker.

Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.27, consider avoiding the use of the BigTiffImage component until a patch is available, or apply any available configuration changes that may mitigate the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2019-249

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2019-249 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712 · Note
• https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2anonymous-namespacebigtiffimageprintifd-exiv2-0-27 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107161 · Note