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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-EXIV2DEBUGSOURCE-3283243
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed26 Jul 2021

Introduced: 26 Jul 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 exiv2-debugsource to version 0:0.27.4-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:4173.

NVD Description

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

CVSS Scores

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