Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read 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. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Jan 12, 2023 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-gfx/exiv2. | Dec 27, 2023 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Feb 24, 2022 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Nov 12, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-libs | Nov 2, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libexiv2-xmp-staticUpgrade libexiv2-develUpgrade libexiv2-12Upgrade libexiv2-27-32bitUpgrade libexiv2-docUpgrade libexiv2-27Upgrade libexiv2-26-32bitUpgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-langUpgrade libexiv2-26 | Nov 8, 2022 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libexiv2-27Upgrade libexiv2-14 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libexiv2-14 | Aug 18, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 |
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