Out-of-bounds Write Affecting exiv2 package, versions <0.27.5-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.3% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-EXIV2-19539635
  • published5 Sept 2026
  • disclosed8 Apr 2021

Introduced: 8 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-3482  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest exiv2 to version 0.27.5-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Exiv2 in versions before and including 0.27.4-RC1. Improper input validation of the rawData.size property in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted JPG image containing malicious EXIF data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1