Denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder in Exiv2
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
exiv2PyPI | >= 0.16.0, < 0.16.1 | 0.16.1 |
Affected products
6- ghsa-coords5 versionspkg:pypi/exiv2pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
>= 0.16.0, < 0.16.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.16.0, < 0.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-crmj-qh74-2r36ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25112ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/2337ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-crmj-qh74-2r36ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/exiv2/PYSEC-2024-107.yamlghsaWEB
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