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TI-2019-12997 Aliases CVE-2019-17402GHSA-xhv3-q5hx-88ww

Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when…

Priority LOW 33CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01851 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.27.2VulnerableExiv2
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.27.2 Vulnerable ·Exiv2
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:1758 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Low
    exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) exiv2-devel-0.27.3-2.el8, exiv2-doc-0.27.3-2.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) exiv2-0.27.3-2.el8, exiv2-libs-0.27.3-2.el8
  • RHSA-2020:4030 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    exiv2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) exiv2-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-libs-0.27.0-3.el7_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) exiv2-devel-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-doc-0.27.0-3.el7_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) exiv2-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-libs-0.27.0-3.el7_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) exiv2-devel-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-doc-0.27.0-3.el7_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) exiv2-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-libs-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-libs-0.27.0-3.el7_8.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) exiv2-devel-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-devel-0.27.0-3.el7_8.ppc, exiv2-doc-0.27.0-3.el7_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) exiv2-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-libs-0.27.0-3.el7_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) exiv2-devel-0.27.0-3.el7_8, exiv2-doc-0.27.0-3.el7_8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4030

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17402
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhv3-q5hx-88ww

References

Advisory 4

Sources

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