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Advisory details: pypa / exiv2/PYSEC-2019-248
Advisory ID pypa/exiv2/PYSEC-2019-248
Aliases CVE-2019-9143
PYSEC-2019-248
Summary An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3 8.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/exiv2/PYSEC-2019-248.yaml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/711
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2imageprinttiffstructure-exiv2-0-27/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107161
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/exiv2/PYSEC-2019-248.yaml
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There are no SSVC decisions available.