Impact: Low Public Date: 2019-06-30 CWE: CWE-400 Bugzilla: 1728490: CVE-2019-13112 exiv2: uncontrolled memory allocation in PngChunk::parseChunkContent causing denial of service 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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2019-13112 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | exiv2 | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Under investigation |
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