exiv2: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MrwImage::readMetadata in mrwimage.cpp
Published Jul 11, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.39%
Description
There is an out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::MrwImage::readMetadata in mrwimage.cpp in Exiv2 through 0.27.2.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exiv2
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exiv2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
exiv2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exiv2 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exiv2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | exiv2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of exiv2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and 8 as variables MemIo::Impl::size_ and MemIo::Impl::idx_ are of type long, making it impossible to trigger the integer wraparound that would lead to an out-of-bound read.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02386) | 83.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02386) | 81.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00574) | 78.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 77.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 71.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 65.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 56.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 49.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.13% (0.04134) | 68.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109117 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13504 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1729034 Issue Tracking
- https://fuzzit.dev/2019/07/11/discovering-cve-2019-13504-cve-2019-13503-and-the-importance-of-api-fuzzing/ Not Applicable
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/943 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00015.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13504
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13504
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109117 | vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13504 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1729034 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://fuzzit.dev/2019/07/11/discovering-cve-2019-13504-cve-2019-13503-and-the-importance-of-api-fuzzing/ | Not Applicable | |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/943 | ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00015.html | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13504 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13504 |
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