What is CVE-2019-14982?

CVE-2019-14982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-14982?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Exiv2

CVE-2019-14982

In Exiv2 before v0.27.2, there is an integer overflow vulnerability in the WebPImage::getHeaderOffset function in webpimage.cpp. It can lead to a buffer overflow vulnerability and a crash.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Exiv2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14982?: CVE-2019-14982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-14982?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.