SB2022060401 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Exiv2

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SB2022060401 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Exiv2

Published: June 4, 2022 Updated: December 22, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2022060401
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 25% Medium 75%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29470)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29464)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29463)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Exiv2::WebPImage::doWriteMetadata(). A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service attack.


4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29458)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Exiv2::Internal::CrwMap::encode() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References