SB2021052667 - Fedora 34 update for mingw-exiv2

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SB2021052667 - Fedora 34 update for mingw-exiv2

Published: May 26, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021052667
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32617)

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.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29623)

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References