CVE-2019-17402

Description

Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when called from Exiv2::Internal::CiffDirectory::readDirectory in crwimage_int.cpp, because there is no validation of the relationship of the total size to the offset and size.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019 issue tracking third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17402?
CVE-2019-17402 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17402?
To fix CVE-2019-17402, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17402 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17402 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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