SB2022011199 - Ubuntu update for exiv2
Published: January 11, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022011199
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37620)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing metadata of a crafted image file. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.