Out-of-bounds Read Affecting exiv2/exiv2 package, versions [0.28.0, 0.28.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EXIV2EXIV2-7438557
  • published10 Jul 2024
  • disclosed8 Jul 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-39695  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade exiv2/exiv2 to version 0.28.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the parser for the ASF video format. An attacker can read data beyond the buffer limits by supplying a specially crafted video file.

CVSS Scores

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