Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-14368
Published: July 28, 2019 / Updated: June 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19506
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14368
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 a heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::RafImage::readMetadata() in rafimage.cpp. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14368
Install update from vendor's website.