#VU20304 Integer overflow in Exiv2 - CVE-2019-14982
Published: August 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20304
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14982
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the WebPImage::getHeaderOffset() function in webpimage.cpp. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger integer overflow and crash the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.