CVE-2021-3482
MEDIUMexiv2 <= 0.27.4-RC1 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via JPG EXIF Data
Title source: llmDescription
A flaw was found in Exiv2 in versions before and including 0.27.4-RC1. Improper input validation of the rawData.size property in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted JPG image containing malicious EXIF data.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946314
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2XQT5F5IINTDYDAFGVGQZ7PMMLG7I5ZZ/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2A5GMJEXQ5Q76JK6F6VKK5JYCLVFGKN/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4958
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00028.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
46.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (7)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
exiv2/exiv2
0.27.4 rc1
exiv2/exiv2
< 0.27.3
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
34
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
Published
Apr 08, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026