Integer overflow in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-13111
Published: August 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20306
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13111
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in WebPImage::decodeChunks() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted WEBP image, pass it to the application, trigger integer overflow and crash the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13111
Install updates from vendor's website.