CVE-2024-25112
Description
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1: an unbounded recursion can cause Exiv2 to crash by exhausting the stack. The vulnerable function, `QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder`, was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are _not_ affected. The denial-of-service is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25112.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-25112
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.28.3+dfsg-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.28.3+dfsg-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.28.3+dfsg-2 |
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | exiv2 | >=0.16.0,<0.16.1 | 0.16.1 |
References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-crmj-qh74-2r36
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25112
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/2337
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/exiv2/PYSEC-2024-107.yaml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-25112
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25112.html
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.