medium5.5
CVE-2021-34334
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files.
Impact
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Exiv2 | Exiv2 | through 0.27.4 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 33, 34 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1766
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-hqjh-hpv8-8r9p
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1766
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-hqjh-hpv8-8r9p
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06