PT-2019-20121

Published

2019-02-25

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Updated

2019-02-25

Description by

CVSS 3.1
8.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 version 0.27
Description An issue in the BigTiffImage component can cause infinite recursion when processing a crafted file, potentially leading to Denial of Service through a Segmentation fault, or possibly other unspecified impacts. The issue is triggered by a crafted file and can be exploited by an attacker.
Recommendations For Exiv2 version 0.27, consider avoiding the use of the BigTiffImage component until a patch is available, or apply any available configuration changes that may mitigate the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
PYSEC-2019-249
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