CVE-2021-34334
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exiv2 | exiv2 | <= 0.27.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-835: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-hqjh-hpv8-8r9p
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1766
- 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06
References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-hqjh-hpv8-8r9p
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1766
- 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06
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