CVE-2019-20421
exiv2: infinite loop and hang in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp could lead to DoS
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
En la función Jp2Image::readMetadata() en el archivo jp2image.cpp en Exiv2 versión 0.27.2, un archivo de entrada puede generar un bucle infinito y suspensión, con un alto consumo de CPU. Los atacantes remotos podrían aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para causar una denegación de servicio por medio de un archivo diseñado.
A denial of service vulnerability was found in exiv2 in the way JPEG 2000 (JP2) metadata was read when processing an image file. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw to create a specially crafted image, causing exiv2 to enter into an infinite loop when processing an incoming malicious image.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-01-27 CVE Reserved
- 2020-01-27 CVE Published
- 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00028.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1011 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/a82098f4f90cd86297131b5663c3dec6a34470e8 | 2021-09-14 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4270-1 | 2021-09-14 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4958 | 2021-09-14 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20421 | 2020-04-28 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1800472 | 2020-04-28 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2" | Exiv2 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" | 0.27.2 Search vendor "Exiv2" for product "Exiv2" and version "0.27.2" | - |
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| 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" | lts |
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| 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 |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 19.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.10" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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