USN-5043-2

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    USN-5043-2

    Published: 11 Jan 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: exiv2 regression

    Details: USN-5043-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update introduced a new regression that could cause a crash in applications using libexiv2. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-37620)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5043-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-37620, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1941752

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exiv2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7

    Affected versions

    0.25-4ubuntu2

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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