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CVE-2021-29623

Publication date 13 May 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.3 · 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. A read of uninitialized memory 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 read of uninitialized memory is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to leak a few bytes of stack memory, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.4.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
exiv2 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 0.27.3-3ubuntu3
21.10 impish
Fixed 0.27.3-3ubuntu3
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
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
exiv2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.3 · Low
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N