MGASA-2021-0240

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    MGASA-2021-0240

    Published: 8 Jun 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated exiv2 packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Heap-based buffer overflow in Jp2Image::readMetadata(). (CVE-2021-3482) Heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::Jp2Image::doWriteMetadata. (CVE-2021-29457) Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::CrwMap::encode. (CVE-2021-29458) Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-29463) Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-29464) Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header. (CVE-2021-29470) Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::doWriteMetadata. (CVE-2021-29473) Read of uninitialized memory may lead to information leak. (CVE-2021-29623) DoS due to quadratic complexity in ProcessUTF8Portion. (CVE-2021-32617)

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/exiv2?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.27.1-3.5.mga7

    Affected versions

    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
    MGASA-2021-0240 | CVE-DB