Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.3-3+deb11u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EXIV2-1537963
  • published10 Aug 2021
  • disclosed9 Aug 2021

Introduced: 9 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-37620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 exiv2 to version 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 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.

Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.

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