CVE-2019-17402
Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when called from Exiv2::Internal::CiffDirectory::readDirectory in crwimage_int.cpp, because there is no validation of the relationship of the total size to the offset and…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when called from Exiv2::Internal::CiffDirectory::readDirectory in crwimage_int.cpp, because there is no validation of the relationship of the total size to the offset and size.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- exiv2/exiv2 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.