Name | CVE-2019-20421 |
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. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DLA-2750-1, DSA-4958-1 |
Debian Bugs | 950183 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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exiv2 (PTS) | buster | 0.25-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 0.25-4+deb10u4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[jessie] - exiv2 <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/a82098f4f90cd86297131b5663c3dec6a34470e8
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1011