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vulnerabilityCVE-2021-29473
Name
CVE-2021-29473
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
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.
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Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
exiv2
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


2.5
CVSSv31
2.5
CVSSv31
2.6
CVSSv2

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
0.28.8
Not Affected
buildroot
master
0.28.8
Not Affected
yocto
master
0.28.8
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
0.28.3
Not Affected