USN-4941-1

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    USN-4941-1

    Published: 10 May 2021Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: exiv2 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. (CVE-2021-29457) It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-29458, CVE-2021-29470) It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. (CVE-2021-3482)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4941-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3482, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29457, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29458, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29470

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.25-1ubuntu1

    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
    USN-4941-1 | CVE-DB