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CVE-2021-29457
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Date: April 18, 2021
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.
Language: C++
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Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-122Top Fix
CVSS v3.1
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
| User Interaction (UI): | REQUIRED |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | HIGH |
| Integrity (I): | HIGH |
| Availability (A): | HIGH |
CVSS v2
| Base Score: |
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| Access Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Access Complexity (AC): | MEDIUM |
| Authentication (AU): | NONE |
| Confidentiality (C): | PARTIAL |
| Integrity (I): | PARTIAL |
| Availability (A): | PARTIAL |
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