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MiracleLinux 8 : exiv2-0.27.4-5.el8 (AXSA:2021-2752:04)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294742

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2021-2752:04 advisory.

 * exiv2: Heap-based buffer overflow in Jp2Image::readMetadata() (CVE-2021-3482)
 * exiv2: Heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::Jp2Image::doWriteMetadata (CVE-2021-29457)
 * exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Internal::CrwMap::encode (CVE-2021-29458)
 * exiv2: Heap-based buffer overflow in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header (CVE-2021-29464)
 * exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header (CVE-2021-29470)
 * exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::doWriteMetadata (CVE-2021-29473)
 * exiv2: Integer overflow in CrwMap:encode0x1810 leading to heap-based buffer overflow and DoS (CVE-2021-31292)
 * exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::WebPImage::doWriteMetadata (CVE-2021-29463)
 * exiv2: Use of uninitialized memory in isWebPType() may lead to information leak (CVE-2021-29623)
 * exiv2: DoS due to quadratic complexity in ProcessUTF8Portion (CVE-2021-32617)
 * exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::printStructure (CVE-2021-37618)
 * exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header (CVE-2021-37619)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/13934

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294742

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-2752.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29464

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:exiv2-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:exiv2-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:exiv2, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:exiv2-doc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29457, CVE-2021-29458, CVE-2021-29463, CVE-2021-29464, CVE-2021-29470, CVE-2021-29473, CVE-2021-29623, CVE-2021-31292, CVE-2021-32617, CVE-2021-3482, CVE-2021-37618, CVE-2021-37619