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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-3482

Improper input validation of the rawData.size property in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted JPG image containing malicious EXIF data.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.30%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in Exiv2 in versions before and including 0.27.4-RC1. Improper input validation of the rawData.size property in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted JPG image containing malicious EXIF data.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS
2.30% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-787
Affected
exiv2/exiv2 · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.