Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting exiv2-doc package, versions <0:0.27.0-2.el7_6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EXIV2DOC-2144143
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Feb 2019

Introduced: 21 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-9143  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 exiv2-doc to version 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-doc package and not the exiv2-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.cpp. This can be triggered by a crafted file. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.