CVE-2024-24826
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.04%Exiv2 has an out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder
Published: 10/17/2024Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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 version v0.28.1. The vulnerable function, `QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder`, was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are _not_ affected. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. In most cases this out of bounds read will result in a crash. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/exiv2from 0
- PyPI/exiv2>= 0.16.0, < 0.16.1
- PyPI/exiv2>= 0.16.0, < 0.16.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (6)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24826
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-24826
- PATCHhttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2
- WEBhttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/2337
- WEBhttps://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/exiv2/PYSEC-2024-106.yaml