CVE-2021-29623

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    CVE-2021-29623

    Published: 13 May 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Affected versions

    v0.27.4-RC3
    v0.27.4-RC2
    v0.27.4-RC1
    v0.27.3
    v0.27.3-RC2
    v0.27.3-RC1
    v0.27.2
    v0.27.2-RC3
    v0.27.2-RC2
    v0.27.2-RC1
    v0.27.1
    v0.27.1-RC1
    v0.27.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2021-29623 | CVE-DB