#VU55921 Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2021-29473 

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#VU55921 Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2021-29473

Published: August 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55921
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29473
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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