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CVE-2021-29457
- EPSS 1.51%
- Published 19.04.2021 19:15:17
- Last modified 21.11.2024 06:01:08
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Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. A heap buffer overflow was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.3 and earlier. The heap overflow is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to gain code execution, 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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version33
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version34
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version9.0
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version10.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 1.51% | 0.804 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 6.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().