CVE-2024-25112

Denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder in Exiv2

Published Feb 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0058 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-crmj-qh74-2r36 Exiv2 has a denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Exiv2
Exiv2 exiv2
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Exiv2
Exiv2 exiv2
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 11:36 PM
Reserved
Feb 5, 2024, 2:14 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 12, 2024, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:15 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 13, 2024, 12:00 AM