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Exiv2 has an out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 12, 2024 in Exiv2/exiv2 • Updated Oct 23, 2024

Package

pip exiv2 (pip)

Affected versions

>= 0.16.0, < 0.16.1

Patched versions

0.16.1

Description

Impact

An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1. The vulnerable function, QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder, was new in v0.28.0 (see Exiv2/exiv2#2337), so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are not affected. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file.

Patches

The bug is fixed in version v0.28.2.

For more information

Please see our security policy for information about Exiv2 security.

Credit

This bug was found by OSS-Fuzz.

References

@kevinbackhouse kevinbackhouse published to Exiv2/exiv2 Feb 12, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 12, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 17, 2024
Reviewed Oct 17, 2024
Last updated Oct 23, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

0.043%
(10th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-24826

GHSA ID

GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w

Source code

Credits

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