SB2019081384 - Resource management error in exiv2 (Alpine package)
Published: August 13, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081384
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13112)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory allocation error in PngChunk::parseChunkContent() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PNG image, pass it to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.