CVE-2019-13112

exiv2: uncontrolled memory allocation in PngChunk::parseChunkContent causing 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

A PngChunk::parseChunkContent uncontrolled memory allocation in Exiv2 through 0.27.1 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash due to an std::bad_alloc exception) via a crafted PNG image file.

CVSS score applicability

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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-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption