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CVE-2021-34334
CVE-2021-34334
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.
EPSS 1.11% · 64.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.11%
64.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | exiv2 | 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2, 0.27.2-8ubuntu2, 0.25-4ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | exiv2 | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2, 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3, 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exiv2 | 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | exiv2 | 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5, 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4, * |
Timeline
- Aug 9, 2021 CVE Published
- Aug 10, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 20, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 8, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jun 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Aug 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 26, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-34334 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-hqjh-hpv8-8r9p third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1766 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5043-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34334 third-party-advisory