Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107161Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2anonymous-namespacebigtiffimageprintifd-exiv2-0-27/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107161Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2anonymous-namespacebigtiffimageprintifd-exiv2-0-27/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 25, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified