SB2019081375 - Reachable Assertion in exiv2 (Alpine package)



SB2019081375 - Reachable Assertion in exiv2 (Alpine package)

Published: August 13, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019081375
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13113)

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion due to assertion failure) via an invalid data location in a CRW image file. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.