vulnerability

CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-20421: Moderate: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2020:1577)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 27, 2020
Added
Apr 29, 2020
Modified
May 25, 2023

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.

Solutions

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