CVE-2019-17402

Name: CVE-2019-17402
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-10-09T19:15:14.337+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.85%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-17402 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when called from Exiv2::Internal::CiffDirectory::readDirectory in crwimage_int.cpp, because there is no validation of the relationship of the total size to the offset and size.. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Exiv2 0.27.2 allows attackers to trigger a crash in Exiv2::getULong in types.cpp when called from Exiv2::Internal::CiffDirectory::readDirectory in crwimage_int.cpp, because there is no validation of the relationship of the total size to the offset and size.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.85%

76.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exiv2	Exiv2	0.27.2
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10

References

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1/Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1019Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 9, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-17402?

How severe is CVE-2019-17402?

CVE-2019-17402 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17402?

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Source: NVD / NIST