Vulnerability identifier: #VU93855
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the parser for the ASF video format in AsfVideo::streamProperties(). A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted media file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Exiv2: 0.28.0 - 0.28.2
External links
http://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-38rv-8x93-pvrh
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.