CVE-2021-29457
Exiv2 es una utilidad de línea de comandos y una biblioteca C++ para leer, escribir, eliminar y modificar los metadatos de archivos de imagen. Se encontró un desbordamiento del búfer de pila en Exiv2 versiones v0.27.3 y anteriores. El desbordamiento de la pila es desencadenado cuando es usado Exiv2 para escribir metadatos en un archivo de imagen diseñado. Un atacante podría explotar potencialmente la vulnerabilidad para obtener una ejecución de código, si puede engañar a la víctima para que ejecute Exiv2 en un archivo de imagen diseñado. Note que este bug solo es desencadenado cuando _writing_ los metadatos, que es una operación Exiv2 que es usada con menos frecuencia que _reading_ los metadatos. Por ejemplo, para desencadenar el bug en la aplicación de línea de comandos Exiv2, debe agregar un argumento de línea de comando adicional como "insert". El bug es corregido en versión v0.27.4
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.15%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 82
- Fecha de la puntuación: 12/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-122
Referencias
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1529
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1534
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-v74w-h496-cgqm
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00028.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2XQT5F5IINTDYDAFGVGQZ7PMMLG7I5ZZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2A5GMJEXQ5Q76JK6F6VKK5JYCLVFGKN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4958
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1529
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1534
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-v74w-h496-cgqm
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00028.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2XQT5F5IINTDYDAFGVGQZ7PMMLG7I5ZZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2A5GMJEXQ5Q76JK6F6VKK5JYCLVFGKN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4958
JSON original (NVD)
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