CVE-2019-17402
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2019 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxExiv2
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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