CVE-2021-29457 (GCVE-0-2021-29457)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-19 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:02
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Title
Heap buffer overflow in Exiv2::Jp2Image::doWriteMetadata
Summary
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. A heap buffer overflow was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.3 and earlier. The heap overflow is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to gain code execution, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. 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`. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.4.
Severity
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CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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Exiv2 exiv2 Affected: < 0.27.4
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