Multiple vulnerabilities in Exiv2

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU53298

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29623

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a read of uninitialized memory flaw. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted image file and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.27.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1627
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-6253-qjwm-3q4v

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) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU55922

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [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-2021-31292

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow CrwMap::encode0x1810 of Exiv2. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.27.3

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:exiv2:0.27.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1530

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.

3) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU55921

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [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: N/A

Exploit availability: No

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.16 - 0.27.3

CPE2.3

External links

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.

4) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU55920

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29457

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trick the victim top open a specially crafted image, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note that this bug is only triggered when _writing_ the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than _reading_ the metadata. For example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argument such as `insert`.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.16 - 0.27.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1529
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1534
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-v74w-h496-cgqm
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2XQT5F5IINTDYDAFGVGQZ7PMMLG7I5ZZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2A5GMJEXQ5Q76JK6F6VKK5JYCLVFGKN/

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.

5) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU55919

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3482

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing EXIF data in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted EXIF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.16 - 0.27.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946314
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2XQT5F5IINTDYDAFGVGQZ7PMMLG7I5ZZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2A5GMJEXQ5Q76JK6F6VKK5JYCLVFGKN/

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.

6) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU55973

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31291

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2. A remote attacker can use crafted metadata to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.27 - 0.27.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1529

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.

7) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU67973

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32617

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application uses an inefficient algorithm (quadratic complexity) when writing metadata into a crafted image file. A remote attacker can trick trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Exiv2: 0.16 - 0.27.3

CPE2.3

External links

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.

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	7
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-29623 CVE-2021-31292 CVE-2021-29473 CVE-2021-29457 CVE-2021-3482 CVE-2021-31291 CVE-2021-32617
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Exiv2 Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	GNU