Exiv2 up to 0.27.3 Metadata heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Exiv2 up to 0.27.3. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Metadata Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-29464. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Exiv2 up to 0.27.3 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Metadata Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/01/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-29464. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.27.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Exiv2 0.27.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/30/2021 🔍
05/01/2021 +32 days 🔍
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05/07/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-29464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-29464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174389

Entryinfo

Created: 05/01/2021 07:45
Updated: 05/07/2021 08:40
Changes: 05/01/2021 07:45 (39), 05/07/2021 08:36 (6), 05/07/2021 08:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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