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CVE-2019-17402
CVE-2019-17402
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published October 9, 2019
Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when called from Exiv2::Internal::CiffDirectory::readDirectory in crwimage_int.cpp, because there is no validation of the relationship of the total size to the offset and size.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| exiv2-doc | Amazon Linux | 0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.2 |
| exiv2-devel | Amazon Linux | 0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.2 |
| exiv2 | Amazon Linux | 0.27.0-3.amzn2.0.2 |
| exiv2 | Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| amazon:2 | exiv2-doc | 0 |
| amazon:2 | exiv2-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2 | exiv2 | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| alpine | exiv2 | 0, 0 |
| amazon:2 | exiv2-libs | 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 9, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch (18 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (19 in total, the first dated here)
- Sep 13, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- USN-4159-1 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191202 [SECURITY] [DLA 2019-1] exiv2 security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230110 [SECURITY] [DLA 3265-1] exiv2 security update mailing-list