Buffer overflow in Exiv2
CVE-2019-17402
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Exiv2 — versions 0.27.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17402?
- CVE-2019-17402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiv2, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17402?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17402 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.