openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for exiv2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-29623 CVE-2021-32617 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system exiv2-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component exiv2-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component exiv2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component exiv2-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component exiv2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1
exiv2-help: before 0.26-27
exiv2-debugsource: before 0.26-27
exiv2-debuginfo: before 0.26-27
exiv2-devel: before 0.26-27
exiv2: before 0.26-27
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1204
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) 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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1
exiv2-help: before 0.26-27
exiv2-debugsource: before 0.26-27
exiv2-debuginfo: before 0.26-27
exiv2-devel: before 0.26-27
exiv2: before 0.26-27
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1204
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.
