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CVE-2021-34334

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Published: Aug 9, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.

Affected (4)

Exiv2
1 product
Exiv2
Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Exiv2
Up to 0.27.4
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Version 33
Fedora
Version 34
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 10.0

Related CWEs

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (12)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security-advisories@github.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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