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CVE-2019-9144

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-9144 describes an infinite recursion vulnerability in Exiv2 version 0.27, specifically within the BigTiffImage::printIFD function, which can be triggered by a specially crafted file. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for a complete denial of service (segmentation fault), with possible further unspecified impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0278 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-9144Moderate

exiv2: infinite recursion in BigTiffImage::printIFD in bigtiffimage.cpp causing denial of service

Feb 21, 2019

References

github.com / Exiv2/exiv2/issues/712
ExploitThird Party Advisory
research.loginsoft.com / bugs/uncontrolled-recursion-loop-in-exiv2anonymous-namespacebigtiffimageprintifd-exiv2-0-27
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/107161
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry