CVE-2021-29458
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.3 and earlier. 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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-29458
- Assigner
- security-advisories@github.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-04-19T19:15:18
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-27T17:26:05
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.27.4 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1530 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1536 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-57jj-75fm-9rq5 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.html | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2XQT5F5IINTDYDAFGVGQZ7PMMLG7I5ZZ/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2A5GMJEXQ5Q76JK6F6VKK5JYCLVFGKN/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29458 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29458 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:13:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 02:06:58 | 2021-04-19T19:15Z | 2021-04-19T19:15:18 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 02:06:58 | 2021-06-02T18:55:51 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 02:06:58 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-10 20:22:34 | 2023-01-10T19:15:13 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-10 20:22:34 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-01-10 20:22:34 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-01-12 05:12:06 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-27 19:11:45 | 2023-02-27T17:26:05 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-27 19:11:45 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |