Fluid Attacks Database

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 12	exiv2	>=0 <0.27.2-8	0.27.2-8
alpine v3.11	exiv2	=0.21-r0 \|\| =0.21.1-r0 \|\| =0.21.1-r1 \|\| =0.22-r0 \|\| =0.23-r0 \|\| =0.24-r0 \|\| =0.24-r1 \|\| =0.25-r0 \|\| =0.26-r0 \|\| =0.27.2-r0 \|\| =0.27.2-r1 \|\| =0.27.2-r2 \|\| >=0 <0.27.2-r3	0.27.2-r3
debian 13	exiv2	>=0 <0.27.2-8	0.27.2-8
debian 14	exiv2	>=0 <0.27.2-8	0.27.2-8
debian 11	exiv2	>=0 <0.27.2-8	0.27.2-8
rpm rhel8	gnome-color-manager	<0:3.28.0-3.el8	0:3.28.0-3.el8
rpm rhel8	exiv2	<0:0.27.2-5.el8	0:0.27.2-5.el8
rpm rhel8	gegl	<0:0.2.0-39.el8	0:0.2.0-39.el8
rpm rhel8	libgexiv2	<0:0.10.8-4.el8	0:0.10.8-4.el8

Aliases

1. CVE-2019-204212. NVD-2019-204213. OSV-DEBIAN-2019-204214. OSV-2019-204215. OSV-ALPINE-2019-204216. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2019-204217. SECURITY-CVE-2019-20421

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