CVE-2021-29473
Published: 26 April 2021
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.3 and earlier. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. 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 v0.27.4. Please see our security policy for information about Exiv2 security.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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exiv2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.9)
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focal |
Released
(0.27.2-8ubuntu2.4)
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groovy |
Released
(0.27.3-3ubuntu0.4)
|
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hirsute |
Released
(0.27.3-3ubuntu1.3)
|
|
impish |
Released
(0.27.3-3ubuntu2)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(0.27.3-3ubuntu2)
|
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trusty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Needs triage
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xenial |
Released
(0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 2.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | Low |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-7569-phvm-vwc2
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1587
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/e6a0982f7cd9282052b6e3485a458d60629ffa0b
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/f0ff11f044b2c8ddf4792415beb91fd815c633a1
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/policy
- https://github.com/github/advisory-review/pull/1587
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4964-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29473
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian