SB2021060740 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for exiv2

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29623)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a read of uninitialized memory flaw. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted image file and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32617)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application uses an inefficient algorithm (quadratic complexity) when writing metadata into a crafted image file. A remote attacker can trick trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1204