CVE-2019-14370

exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MrwImage::readMetadata() in mrwimage.cpp

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 29, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

In Exiv2 0.27.99.0, there is an out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MrwImage::readMetadata() in mrwimage.cpp. It could result in denial of service.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and 8 as variables MemIo::Impl::size_ and MemIo::Impl::idx_ are of type long, making it impossible to trigger the integer wraparound that would lead to an out-of-bound read.

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 · 4.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read