ALPINE-CVE-2019-20421
- Source
- https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-20421
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2019-20421.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2019-20421
- Upstream
- Published
- 2020-01-27T05:15:10.453Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-19T06:15:40.472190Z
- Severity
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- 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
- [none]
- Details
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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.
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