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HistoryMay 13, 2021 - 5:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-29623

2021-05-1317:15:07
Google
osv.dev
13
exiv2
c++
vulnerability
metadata
image files
stack memory
exploit
fix

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

32.7%

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A read of uninitialized memory was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.3 and earlier. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. The read of uninitialized memory is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to leak a few bytes of stack memory, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.4.