{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4159-1",
  "summary": "exiv2 vulnerability",
  "details": "It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17402"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2019-10-21T14:40:57Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:37Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "exiv2",
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      },
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              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        "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"
      ],
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          {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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              "id": "CVE-2019-17402",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "exiv2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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        }
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      "versions": [
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        "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
        "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2",
        "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "exiv2",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14",
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-17402",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4159-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17402"
    }
  ]
}