Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exempi package, versions <2.6.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-EXEMPI-2809024
  • published6 May 2022
  • disclosed29 Sept 2021

Introduced: 29 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-40716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 exempi to version 2.6.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exempi package and not the exempi package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS Scores

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