Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service by crashing Exiv2, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argument such as insert. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1752 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-mxw9-qx4c-6m8v | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2021-08-09 12:15
Updated : 2021-09-21 10:10
NVD link : CVE-2021-37619
Mitre link : CVE-2021-37619
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CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Products Affected
exiv2
- exiv2
fedoraproject
- fedora