CVE-2019-20421
HIGH7.5EPSS 3.1%exiv2 - security update
Published: 1/27/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
In Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.2, an input file can result in an infinite loop and hang, with high CPU consumption. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/exiv2from 0, < 0.27.2-r3
- Debian/exiv2from 0, < 0.27.2-8
- Debian/exiv2from 0, < 0.25-3.1+deb9u3
- Debian/exiv2from 0, < 0.25-4+deb10u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |