UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3482

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3482
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3482.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3482
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Downstream
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Published
2021-04-08T23:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:44Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in Exiv2 in versions before and including 0.27.4-RC1. Improper input validation of the rawData.size property in Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted JPG image containing malicious EXIF data.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-1ubuntu1
0.25-2.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5
0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "exiv2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-3.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4
0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "exiv2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-14"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / exiv2

Package

Name
exiv2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2@0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-4ubuntu2
0.25-4ubuntu3
0.27.2-8ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exiv2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-27"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "libexiv2-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}