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CVE-2021-29473

Publication date 26 April 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

2.5 · Low

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
exiv2 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 0.27.3-3ubuntu2
21.10 impish
Fixed 0.27.3-3ubuntu2
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 0.27.3-3ubuntu1.3
20.10 groovy
Fixed 0.27.3-3ubuntu0.4
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.4
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.9
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 2.5 · Low
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