Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.3-3+deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-1534599
  • published28 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Jul 2021

Introduced: 26 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-31292  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 exiv2 to version 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2 package and not the exiv2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow in CrwMap::encode0x1810 of Exiv2 0.27.3 allows attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service (DOS) via crafted metadata.

CVSS Scores

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