Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Exiv2 v0.28.2
CVE-2024-39695

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Exiv2

Status
Exiv2
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 July 2024

What is CVE-2024-39695?

Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.2. The vulnerability is in the parser for the ASF video format, which was a new feature in v0.28.0. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. The bug is fixed in version v0.28.3.

Affected Version(s)

exiv2 >= 0.28.0, < 0.28.3

References

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-3...
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https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3006
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https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/3a28346db5ae1735a87...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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