CVE-2019-9144

HIGH

Exiv2 0.27 - Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in BigTiffImage::printIFD

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at BigTiffImage::printIFD in the file bigtiffimage.cpp. This can be triggered by a crafted file. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107161

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0278
EPSS Percentile 84.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-674
Status published
Products (1)
exiv2/exiv2 0.27
Published Feb 25, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026