| Name | CVE-2021-29623 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 988481 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 (PTS) | buster | 0.25-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 0.25-4+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| exiv2 | source | bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | |||
| exiv2 | source | (unstable) | 0.27.5-1 | 988481 |
[buster] - exiv2 <not-affected> (webpimage support added 0.26)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-6253-qjwm-3q4v
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1627