CVE-2021-37623
Exiv2 Infinite Loop Denial of Service
Description
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when deleting the IPTC data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-d I rm`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.
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Published Date :
Aug. 9, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 22, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/ [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/ Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1790 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1790 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-mvc4-g5pv-4qqq No Types Assigned https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-mvc4-g5pv-4qqq Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-835 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.27.4
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0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.32899
percentile