PT-2021-28369 · Exiv2 · Exiv2

Published 2021-08-23 · Updated 2021-08-23

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Exiv2 version 0.27.99.0

Description: A float point exception in the printLong function in tags int.cpp allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted tif file.

Recommendations: For Exiv2 version 0.27.99.0, consider avoiding the use of crafted tif files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of tif files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

PYSEC-2021-884

Affected Products

Exiv2

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2021-884 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/759 · Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06 · Note