Description
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.
Published: 2021-04-19
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2750-1 exiv2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4958-1 exiv2 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4941-1 Exiv2 vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Exiv2 Exiv2
Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:02:51.923Z

Reserved: 2021-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29457

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-19T19:15:17.920

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:01:08.427

Link: CVE-2021-29457

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-04-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-29457 - Bugzilla

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