#VU17928 Infinite loop in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-9143

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#VU17928 Infinite loop in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-9143

Published: March 7, 2019 / Updated: October 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17928
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-9143
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure() function in the file image.cpp. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources via a specially crafted image and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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