What is the severity of CVE-2019-9144?

CVE-2019-9144 has been classified as a Denial of Service vulnerability due to its ability to cause segmentation faults through infinite recursion.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9144?

To mitigate CVE-2019-9144, it is recommended to upgrade Exiv2 to a newer version that addresses this vulnerability.

What impacts can be caused by CVE-2019-9144?

CVE-2019-9144 can lead to Denial of Service conditions or potentially unspecified impacts due to the crafted file triggering infinite recursion.

In which version of Exiv2 is CVE-2019-9144 present?

CVE-2019-9144 is present in Exiv2 version 0.27.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-9144?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-9144 by providing a crafted BigTIFF file that generates infinite recursion during processing.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-9144

high

8.8

CWE

674

25/2/2019

21/11/2024

CVE-2019-9144

First published: Mon Feb 25 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at BigTiffImage::printIFD in the file bigtiffimage.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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Exiv2 Exiv2	=0.27
	=0.27

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9144?
CVE-2019-9144 has been classified as a Denial of Service vulnerability due to its ability to cause segmentation faults through infinite recursion.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9144?
To mitigate CVE-2019-9144, it is recommended to upgrade Exiv2 to a newer version that addresses this vulnerability.
What impacts can be caused by CVE-2019-9144?
CVE-2019-9144 can lead to Denial of Service conditions or potentially unspecified impacts due to the crafted file triggering infinite recursion.
In which version of Exiv2 is CVE-2019-9144 present?
CVE-2019-9144 is present in Exiv2 version 0.27.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-9144?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-9144 by providing a crafted BigTIFF file that generates infinite recursion during processing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9144?
CVE-2019-9144 has been classified as a Denial of Service vulnerability due to its ability to cause segmentation faults through infinite recursion.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9144?
To mitigate CVE-2019-9144, it is recommended to upgrade Exiv2 to a newer version that addresses this vulnerability.
What impacts can be caused by CVE-2019-9144?
CVE-2019-9144 can lead to Denial of Service conditions or potentially unspecified impacts due to the crafted file triggering infinite recursion.
In which version of Exiv2 is CVE-2019-9144 present?
CVE-2019-9144 is present in Exiv2 version 0.27.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-9144?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-9144 by providing a crafted BigTIFF file that generates infinite recursion during processing.