CVE-2019-14369 — Out-of-bounds Read in Exiv2

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read7 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Exiv2Debian Exiv2Debian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 28
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted image file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/exiv2< exiv2 0.27.2-6 (bookworm)
▶Debianexiv2/exiv2< 0.27.2-6+3
▶NVDexiv2/exiv20.27.99.0

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6f7h-8q6h-fvcx: Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2019-14369: Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage↗2019-07-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage.cpp↗2019-07-29
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Debian
CVE-2019-14369: exiv2 - Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.99.0 allows attack...↗2019
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-14369 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage.cpp↗2019-08-30
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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-14369 exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() in pngimage.cpp [fedora-all]↗2019-08-30
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