Exiv2 0.27.99.0 pngimage.cpp readMetadata() Image File memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Exiv2 0.27.99.0 (Image Processing Software). Affected is the function Exiv2::PngImage::readMetadata() of the file pngimage.cpp. The manipulation as part of a Image File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Heap-based). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 07/28/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-14369 since 07/28/2019. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/29/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at 138901 and 138899.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Memory corruption / Heap-based (CWE-122)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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07/28/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/28/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
07/29/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/29/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-14369 (🔒)
See also: 🔒Created: 07/29/2019 03:49 PM
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