CVE-2019-13112

exiv2: uncontrolled memory allocation in PngChunk::parseChunkContent causing denial of service

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A PngChunk::parseChunkContent uncontrolled memory allocation in Exiv2 through 0.27.1 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash due to an std::bad_alloc exception) via a crafted PNG image file.

Una asignación de memoria no controlada en la función PngChunk::parseChunkContent en Exiv2 hasta la versión 0.27.1, permite a un atacante causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo debido a una excepción std::bad_alloc) por medio de un archivo de imagen PNG creado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-06-30 CVE Reserved
2019-06-30 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-11-20 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/846	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/845	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGBT5OD2TF4AIXJUC56WOUJRHAZLZ4DC	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4056-1	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13112	2020-04-28
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728490	2020-04-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2"		Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2"				<= 0.27.1 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" and version " <= 0.27.1"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				30 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "30"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				19.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.04"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected