CVE-2021-37619
Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Aug 9, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 29, 2021
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
exiv2Exiv2 |
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References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-mxw9-qx4c-6m8v
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1752
- FEDORA-2021-399f869889vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-cbaef8e2d5vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202312-06vendor-advisory
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