Infinite loop in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-9144
Published: March 7, 2019 / Updated: October 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17927
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9144
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Exiv2
Exiv2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in BigTiffImage::printIFD() function in the file bigtiffimage.cpp. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources via a specially crafted image and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9144
Install update from vendor's website.