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title: "CVE-2019-9143\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-9143

Publication date 25 February 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9143?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9143?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| exiv2 | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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## Notes

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### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva)

issue was introduced in 0.27.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9143)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9143)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-9143)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9143)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/711>
* <https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2imageprinttiffstructure-exiv2-0-27/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9143>