PYSEC-2019-249

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    PYSEC-2019-249

    Published: 25 Feb 2019Last Modified: 9 Oct 2025

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2anonymous-namespacebigtiffimageprintifd-exiv2-0-27/, https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107161

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:pypi/exiv2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
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    High