CVE-2021-37618

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier

Description An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2, 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 print the metadata of a crafted image file, specifically when printing the image ICC profile using the extra command line option -p C. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file.

Recommendations For Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier, update to version v0.27.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of the -p C command line option to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to crafted image files to prevent potential attacks.