Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An infinite loop was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The infinite loop is triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when deleting the IPTC data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-d I rm`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An infinite loop was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The infinite loop is     triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when deleting the IPTC data, which is a less     frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-d I rm`). The bug is fixed     in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37623)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202312-06 (Exiv2: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exiv2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below     for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata
    of image files. An infinite loop was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The infinite loop is
    triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when deleting the IPTC data, which is a less
    frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-d I rm`). The bug is fixed
    in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37623)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata
    of image files. The assertion failure is triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when
    modifying the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For
    example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line
    argument such as `fi`. ### Patches The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. ### References Regression test and
    bug fix: #1739 ### For more information Please see our [security
    policy](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/policy) for information about Exiv2 security.
    (CVE-2021-32815)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2021-34334)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata
    of image files. A floating point exception (FPE) due to an integer divide by zero was found in Exiv2
    versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The FPE is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when
    printing the interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires
    an extra command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-34335)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata
    of image files. A null pointer dereference was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The null
    pointer dereference is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when printing the
    interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra
    command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37615)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3889-1 advisory.

    Updated to version 0.27.5 (jsc#PED-1393):

    - CVE-2017-1000128: Fixed stack out of bounds read in JPEG2000 parser (bsc#1068871).
    - CVE-2019-13108: Fixed integer overflow PngImage:readMetadata (bsc#1142675).
    - CVE-2020-19716: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in the Databuf function in types.cpp (bsc#1188645).
    - CVE-2021-29457: Fixed heap buffer overflow when write metadata into a crafted image file (bsc#1185002).
    - CVE-2021-29470: Fixed out-of-bounds read in Exiv2:Jp2Image:encodeJp2Header (bsc#1185447).
    - CVE-2021-29623: Fixed read of uninitialized memory (bsc#1186053).
    - CVE-2021-31291: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in jp2image.cpp (bsc#1188733).
    - CVE-2021-32617: Fixed denial of service due to inefficient algorithm (bsc#1186192).
    - CVE-2021-37620: Fixed out-of-bounds read in XmpTextValue:read() (bsc#1189332).
    - CVE-2021-37621: Fixed DoS due to infinite loop in Image:printIFDStructure (bsc#1189333).
    - CVE-2021-37622: Fixed DoS due to infinite loop in JpegBase:printStructure (bsc#1189334)
    - CVE-2021-34334: Fixed DoS due to integer overflow in loop counter(bsc#1189338)
    - CVE-2021-37623: Fixed DoS due to infinite loop in JpegBase:printStructure (bsc#1189335)
    - CVE-2021-29463: Fixed out-of-bounds read in webpimage.cpp (bsc#1185913).
    - CVE-2021-34334: Fixed DoS due to integer overflow in loop counter (bsc#1189338)
    - CVE-2019-13111: Fixed integer overflow in WebPImage:decodeChunks that lead to denial of service     (bsc#1142679)
    - CVE-2021-29463: Fixed an out-of-bounds read was found in webpimage.cpp (bsc#1185913)

    Bugfixes:

    - Fixed build using GCC 11 (bsc#1185218).

    A new libexiv2-2_27 shared library is shipped, the libexiv2-2_26 is provided only for compatibility now.

    Please recompile your applications using the exiv2 library.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the exiv2 package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Exiv2 0.27.99.0 has a global buffer over-read in Exiv2::Internal::Nikon1MakerNote::print0x0088 in     nikonmn_int.cpp which can result in an information leak. (CVE-2020-18771)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. The assertion failure is triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when     modifying the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For     example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line     argument such as `fi`. ### Patches The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. ### References Regression test and     bug fix: #1739 ### For more information Please see our [security     policy](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/policy) for information about Exiv2 security.
    (CVE-2021-32815)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2021-34334)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. A floating point exception (FPE) due to an integer divide by zero was found in Exiv2     versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The FPE is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when     printing the interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires     an extra command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-34335)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. A null pointer dereference was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The null     pointer dereference is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when printing the     interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra     command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37615,     CVE-2021-37616)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds     read 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. (CVE-2021-37620)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An infinite loop was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The infinite loop is     triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when deleting the IPTC data, which is a less     frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-d I rm`). The bug is fixed     in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37622, CVE-2021-37623)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the exiv2 packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Exiv2 0.27.99.0 has a global buffer over-read in Exiv2::Internal::Nikon1MakerNote::print0x0088 in     nikonmn_int.cpp which can result in an information leak. (CVE-2020-18771)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. The assertion failure is triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when     modifying the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For     example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line     argument such as `fi`. ### Patches The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. ### References Regression test and     bug fix: #1739 ### For more information Please see our [security     policy](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/policy) for information about Exiv2 security.
    (CVE-2021-32815)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2021-34334)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. A floating point exception (FPE) due to an integer divide by zero was found in Exiv2     versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The FPE is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when     printing the interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires     an extra command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-34335)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. A null pointer dereference was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The null     pointer dereference is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when printing the     interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra     command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37615,     CVE-2021-37616)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds     read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when printing the image ICC     profile, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-p     C`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37618)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds     read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could     potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service by crashing Exiv2, if they can trick     the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing     the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For example, to     trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argument such     as insert. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37619)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds     read 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. (CVE-2021-37620)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. An infinite loop was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The infinite loop is     triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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. Note that this bug is only triggered when deleting the IPTC data, which is a less     frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra command line option (`-d I rm`). The bug is fixed     in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37622, CVE-2021-37623)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5043-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-32815, CVE-2021-34334, CVE-2021-37620, CVE-2021-37622)

    It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. These issues only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04.
    (CVE-2021-34335, CVE-2021-37615, CVE-2021-37616, CVE-2021-37618, CVE-2021-37619, CVE-2021-37621,     CVE-2021-37623)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
224003	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-37623	Nessus	Misc.	medium
187205	GLSA-202312-06 : Exiv2: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
404260	Alpine: multiple exiv2 packages: security update to 0.27.5-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
404260	Alpine: multiple exiv2 packages: security update to 0.27.5-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
167062	SUSE SLED15: exiv2 / exiv2-lang / libexiv2-26 / libexiv2-26-32bit / libexiv2-27 / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3889-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
155288	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : exiv2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2657)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
154811	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : exiv2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2628)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
152637	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Exiv2 vulnerabilities (USN-5043-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium

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