Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-7205.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-7205
Upstream
Published
2020-01-27T05:15:10Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:22:32.179128Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2019-20421 affecting package exiv2 for versions less than 0.27.5-1
Details

In Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.2, an input file can result in an infinite loop and hang, with high CPU consumption. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/exiv2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.27.5-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-7205.json"