| Name | CVE-2021-34334 |
| Description | Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3265-1, ELA-766-1, ELA-767-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 992706 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.24-4.1+deb8u7 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 0.25-3.1+deb9u3 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 0.25-3.1+deb9u4 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 0.25-4+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.28.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 | source | jessie | 0.24-4.1+deb8u7 | ELA-767-1 | ||
| exiv2 | source | stretch | 0.25-3.1+deb9u4 | ELA-766-1 | ||
| exiv2 | source | buster | 0.25-4+deb10u4 | DLA-3265-1 | ||
| exiv2 | source | bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | |||
| exiv2 | source | (unstable) | 0.27.5-1 | 992706 |
[stretch] - exiv2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-hqjh-hpv8-8r9p
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1766