CVE-2019-17402: canonical ubuntu_linux Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-17402RHSA-2020:4030RHSA-2021:1758UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17402USN-4159-1DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17402DLA-2019-1
Published 09-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17402 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 09-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 3 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 6.5Preferred score · OSV · Red hat (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LSourcesSingle source
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.85% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.85%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat7 products
- exiv2< 0:0.27.0-3.el7_8 | < 0:0.27.3-2.el8
- exiv2-debuginfo< 0:0.27.0-3.el7_8 | < 0:0.27.3-2.el8
- exiv2-debugsource< 0:0.27.3-2.el8
- exiv2-devel< 0:0.27.0-3.el7_8 | < 0:0.27.3-2.el8
- exiv2-doc< 0:0.27.0-3.el7_8 | < 0:0.27.3-2.el8
Debian2 products
- exiv2< 0.27.3-1 | < 0.24-4.1+deb8u5
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 10.0
Alpine1 product
- exiv2< 0.26-r1 | < 0.27.2-r2
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04 | 19.10
Exiv21 product
- exiv20.27.2
Ubuntu1 product
- exiv2< 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5 | < 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4
6 vendors · 13 products
