Out-of-bounds Write Affecting exiv2 package, versions [0.14.1,0.16.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-EXIV2-6057604
  • published 26 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 6 Nov 2023
  • credit OSS-Fuzz

How to fix?

Upgrade exiv2 to version 0.16.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the BmffImage::brotliUncompress function. An attacker can gain code execution by tricking the victim into running the function on a crafted image file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

8.8 high
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Red Hat

6.6 medium