Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Exiv2

Published: 2024-02-13

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-24826 CVE-2024-25112
CWE-ID	CWE-125 CWE-674
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Exiv2 Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	GNU

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU86373

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24826

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder() function when parsing metadata of a crafted video file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the affected application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.28.0 - 0.28.1

External links

http://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w
http://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/2337

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU86372

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25112

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion