#VU20307 Resource management error in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-13112
Published: August 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20307
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-13112
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.