SB2022110743 - SUSE update for exiv2



SB2022110743 - SUSE update for exiv2

Published: November 7, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022110743
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13111)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in WebPImage::decodeChunks() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted WEBP image, pass it to the application, trigger integer overflow and crash the affected application.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29463)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Exiv2::WebPImage::doWriteMetadata(). A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service attack.


3) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34334)

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing metadata of image files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.