SB2019081380 - Integer overflow in exiv2 (Alpine package)
Published: August 13, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081380
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13108)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Exiv2 through 0.27.1 due to PngImage::readMetadata mishandles a zero value for iccOffset. A remote attacker can create a crafted PNG image file, trigger integer overflow and perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.