Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.71% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-543749
  • published30 Jan 2020
  • disclosed25 Feb 2019

Introduced: 25 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-9143  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 exiv2 to version 0.27.2-8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2 package and not the exiv2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.