Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting exiv2-libs package, versions <0:0.27.4-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-EXIV2LIBS-4166701
  • published11 Aug 2021
  • disclosed26 Jul 2021

Introduced: 26 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-31292  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 exiv2-libs to version 0:0.27.4-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4173.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-libs package and not the exiv2-libs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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.

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