CVE-2023-44398CWE-787

Out-of-bounds write in exiv2

High · published November 6, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
61.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. An out-of-bounds write was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.0. The vulnerable function, `BmffImage::brotliUncompress`, is new in v0.28.0, so earlier versions of Exiv2 are _not_ affected. The out-of-bounds write is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to gain code execution, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00965 · 61.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2023-11-06T17:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 NOV 17:30Z
    Out-of-bounds write in exiv2
    cvelistv5