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Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-24826Out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder in Exiv2

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in exiv2 from Exiv2. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1. The vulnerable function, `QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder`, was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are _not_ affected. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. In most cases this out of bounds read will result in a crash. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20exiv20.28.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-24826
Alpine:v3.21exiv20.28.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-24826
Alpine:v3.22exiv20.28.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-24826
Alpine:v3.23exiv20.28.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-24826
Alpine:v3.24exiv20.28.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-24826
Debian:12exiv2no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-24826
Debian:13exiv20.28.3+dfsg-2DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24826
Debian:14exiv20.28.3+dfsg-2DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24826
PyPIexiv20.16.1PYSEC-2024-106
PyPIexiv20.16.1GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Exiv2 exiv2 >= 0.28.0, < 0.28.2

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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