CVE-2021-29464 describes a heap buffer overflow in Exiv2 versions v0.27.3 and earlier, a utility and library for image metadata manipulation. This vulnerability affects Exiv2 and related Fedora packages. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an attacker could achieve code execution by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted image file with Exiv2, specifically during a metadata write operation. While the attack complexity is low, user interaction is required, and the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is high. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.27.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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