UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20421

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20421
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20421.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20421
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Published
2020-01-27T05:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:24:03.357815Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-1ubuntu1
0.25-2.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-3.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}