Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.2-8
Threat Intelligence
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- published5 Sept 2026
- disclosed25 Feb 2019
Introduced: 25 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-9143 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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.