Write-what-where Condition Affecting exempi package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-EXEMPI-2932403
  • published20 Jun 2022
  • disclosed1 Sept 2021

Introduced: 1 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-36057  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-123  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 exempi.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exempi package and not the exempi package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

XMP Toolkit SDK version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by a write-what-where condition vulnerability caused during the application's memory allocation process. This may cause the memory management functions to become mismatched resulting in local application denial of service in the context of the current user.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1