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HistoryJan 11, 2022 - 12:45 p.m.

exiv2 regression

2022-01-1112:45:33
Google
osv.dev
10
usn-5043-1
exiv2
regression
application crash
denial of service
cve-2021-37620
update fix

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

37.7%

USN-5043-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update introduced a new regression
that could cause a crash in applications using libexiv2. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain image files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-37620)