CVE-2019-13108

exiv2: integer overflow PngImage::readMetadata leads to denial of service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 30, 2019

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

An integer overflow in Exiv2 through 0.27.1 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV) via a crafted PNG image file, because PngImage::readMetadata mishandles a zero value for iccOffset.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 as they did not include the vulnerable code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound