CVE-2021-37616

NameCVE-2021-37616
DescriptionExiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. A null pointer dereference was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The null pointer dereference is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when printing the interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
exiv2 (PTS)buster0.25-4+deb10u2fixed
buster (security)0.25-4+deb10u4fixed
bullseye0.27.3-3+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)0.27.3-3+deb11u1vulnerable (unimportant)
sid, trixie, bookworm0.27.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
exiv2sourcebuster(not affected)
exiv2sourcebullseye0.27.3-3+deb11u2
exiv2source(unstable)0.27.5-1

Notes

[buster] - exiv2 <not-affected> (resolveLens0x8ff added in 0.26)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-54f7-vvj7-545w
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1758

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