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CVE-2019-9143

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image:...

8.8 HighFix available

CVE-2019-9143 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Exiv2, published February 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.77%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in exiv2-devel 0.27.2-5.el8.

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.77%Up 1.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
CVE-2019-9143
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-674
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
CVE-2019-9143
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0053 No score

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
EUVD-2019-0053
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvvg-cg5r-2q8v 8.8

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image:...

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
GHSA-pvvg-cg5r-2q8v
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-674
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
CVE-2019-9143
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9143 8.8

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9143
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVPYSEC-2019-248 8.8

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.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.

Record
PYSEC-2019-248
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2101 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2019:2101
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1577 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2020:1577
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2020:1577 7.5

Moderate: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The exiv2 packages provide a command line utility which can display and manipulate image metadata such as EXIF, LPTC, and JPEG comments.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: exiv2 (0.27.2). (BZ#1651917)

Security Fix(es):

  • exiv2: infinite loop and hang in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp could lead to DoS (CVE-2019-20421)

  • exiv2: null pointer dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp (CVE-2017-18005)

  • exiv2: Excessive memory allocation in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp (CVE-2018-4868)

  • exiv2: assertion failure in BigTiffImage::readData in bigtiffimage.cpp (CVE-2018-9303)

  • exiv2: divide by zero in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp (CVE-2018-9304)

  • exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c (CVE-2018-9305)

  • exiv2: OOB read in pngimage.cpp:tEXtToDataBuf() allows for crash via crafted file (CVE-2018-10772)

  • exiv2: information leak via a crafted file (CVE-2018-11037)

  • exiv2: buffer overflow in samples/geotag.cpp (CVE-2018-14338)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::d2Data in types.cpp (CVE-2018-17229)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::ul2Data in types.cpp (CVE-2018-17230)

  • exiv2: NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2::DataValue::copy in value.cpp leading to application crash (CVE-2018-17282)

  • exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service (CVE-2018-17581)

  • exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in image.cpp (CVE-2018-18915)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::IptcParser::decode in iptc.cpp (CVE-2018-19107)

  • exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::PsdImage::readMetadata in psdimage.cpp (CVE-2018-19108)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp (CVE-2018-19535)

  • exiv2: NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2::isoSpeed in easyaccess.cpp (CVE-2018-19607)

  • exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf function resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-20096)

  • exiv2: Segmentation fault in Exiv2::Internal::TiffParserWorker::findPrimaryGroups function (CVE-2018-20097)

  • exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-20098)

  • exiv2: Infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-20099)

  • exiv2: infinite recursion in Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in file image.cpp resulting in denial of service (CVE-2019-9143)

  • exiv2: denial of service in PngImage::readMetadata (CVE-2019-13109)

  • exiv2: integer overflow in WebPImage::decodeChunks leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-13111)

  • exiv2: uncontrolled memory allocation in PngChunk::parseChunkContent causing denial of service (CVE-2019-13112)

  • exiv2: invalid data location in CRW image file causing denial of service (CVE-2019-13113)

  • exiv2: null-pointer dereference in http.c causing denial of service (CVE-2019-13114)

  • exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c (CVE-2018-9306)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2020:1577
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2020:1577 No score

Moderate: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The exiv2 packages provide a command line utility which can display and manipulate image metadata such as EXIF, LPTC, and JPEG comments.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: exiv2 (0.27.2). (BZ#1651917)

Security Fix(es):

  • exiv2: infinite loop and hang in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp could lead to DoS (CVE-2019-20421)

  • exiv2: null pointer dereference in the Exiv2::DataValue::toLong function in value.cpp (CVE-2017-18005)

  • exiv2: Excessive memory allocation in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata function in jp2image.cpp (CVE-2018-4868)

  • exiv2: assertion failure in BigTiffImage::readData in bigtiffimage.cpp (CVE-2018-9303)

  • exiv2: divide by zero in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp (CVE-2018-9304)

  • exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c (CVE-2018-9305)

  • exiv2: OOB read in pngimage.cpp:tEXtToDataBuf() allows for crash via crafted file (CVE-2018-10772)

  • exiv2: information leak via a crafted file (CVE-2018-11037)

  • exiv2: buffer overflow in samples/geotag.cpp (CVE-2018-14338)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::d2Data in types.cpp (CVE-2018-17229)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::ul2Data in types.cpp (CVE-2018-17230)

  • exiv2: NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2::DataValue::copy in value.cpp leading to application crash (CVE-2018-17282)

  • exiv2: Stack overflow in CiffDirectory::readDirectory() at crwimage_int.cpp leading to denial of service (CVE-2018-17581)

  • exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure function in image.cpp (CVE-2018-18915)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::IptcParser::decode in iptc.cpp (CVE-2018-19107)

  • exiv2: infinite loop in Exiv2::PsdImage::readMetadata in psdimage.cpp (CVE-2018-19108)

  • exiv2: heap-based buffer over-read in PngChunk::readRawProfile in pngchunk_int.cpp (CVE-2018-19535)

  • exiv2: NULL pointer dereference in Exiv2::isoSpeed in easyaccess.cpp (CVE-2018-19607)

  • exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf function resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-20096)

  • exiv2: Segmentation fault in Exiv2::Internal::TiffParserWorker::findPrimaryGroups function (CVE-2018-20097)

  • exiv2: Heap-based buffer over-read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-20098)

  • exiv2: Infinite loop in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-20099)

  • exiv2: infinite recursion in Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in file image.cpp resulting in denial of service (CVE-2019-9143)

  • exiv2: denial of service in PngImage::readMetadata (CVE-2019-13109)

  • exiv2: integer overflow in WebPImage::decodeChunks leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-13111)

  • exiv2: uncontrolled memory allocation in PngChunk::parseChunkContent causing denial of service (CVE-2019-13112)

  • exiv2: invalid data location in CRW image file causing denial of service (CVE-2019-13113)

  • exiv2: null-pointer dereference in http.c causing denial of service (CVE-2019-13114)

  • exiv2: out of bounds read in IptcData::printStructure in iptc.c (CVE-2018-9306)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2020:1577
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
exiv2-devel
AlmaLinux:8
 before 0.27.2-5.el8
0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-doc
AlmaLinux:8
 before 0.27.2-5.el8
0.27.2-5.el8
gegl
AlmaLinux:8
 before 0.2.0-39.el8
0.2.0-39.el8
gnome-color-manager
AlmaLinux:8
 before 3.28.0-3.el8
3.28.0-3.el8
libgexiv2
AlmaLinux:8
 before 0.10.8-4.el8
0.10.8-4.el8
libgexiv2-devel
AlmaLinux:8
 before 0.10.8-4.el8
0.10.8-4.el8
exiv2
Debian:12
 before 0.27.2-8
0.27.2-8
exiv2
Debian:13
 before 0.27.2-8
0.27.2-8
exiv2
Debian:14
 before 0.27.2-8
0.27.2-8
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
0:0.27.0-2.el7_6
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-libs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
gegl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.2.0-39.el8
0:0.2.0-39.el8
gegl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.2.0-39.el8
0:0.2.0-39.el8
gegl-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.2.0-39.el8
0:0.2.0-39.el8
gnome-color-manager
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:3.28.0-3.el8
0:3.28.0-3.el8
gnome-color-manager-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:3.28.0-3.el8
0:3.28.0-3.el8
gnome-color-manager-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:3.28.0-3.el8
0:3.28.0-3.el8
libgexiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
libgexiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
libgexiv2-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
exiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
exiv2-libs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
libgexiv2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
libgexiv2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
libgexiv2-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
libgexiv2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8
exiv2
Rocky Linux:8
 before 0:0.27.2-5.el8
0:0.27.2-5.el8
gegl
Rocky Linux:8
 before 0:0.2.0-39.el8
0:0.2.0-39.el8
gnome-color-manager
Rocky Linux:8
 before 0:3.28.0-3.el8
0:3.28.0-3.el8
libgexiv2
Rocky Linux:8
 before 0:0.10.8-4.el8
0:0.10.8-4.el8

History

History
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2026-11-02createdOSV
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