Alpine: multiple exiv2 packages: security update to 0.27.2-r5 (deprecated)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 400416

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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. (CVE-2019-20421)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 400416

Version: Revision 1.23

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20421

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20421

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