[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#950183: exiv2: CVE-2019-20421

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: exiv2
Version: 0.27.2-7
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1011

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for exiv2.

CVE-2019-20421[0]:
| 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.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20421
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20421
[1] https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1011
[2] https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/a82098f4f90cd86297131b5663c3dec6a34470e8

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore