# CVE-2019-9143: An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-02-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. There is infinite recursion at Exiv2::Image::printTiffStructure in the file image.cpp. This can be triggered by a crafted file. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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## References

- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2imageprinttiffstructure-exiv2-0-27/
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/711
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107161

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