CVE-2021-21235 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-21235 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/01/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: kamadak | Product: exif-rs
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-21235 Description

kamadak-exif is an exif parsing library written in pure Rust. In kamadak-exif version 0.5.2, there is an infinite loop in parsing crafted PNG files. Specifically, reader::read_from_container can cause an infinite loop when a crafted PNG file is given. This is fixed in version 0.5.3. No workaround is available. Applications that do not pass files with the PNG signature to Reader::read_from_container are not affected.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.7 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-400
CWE Name: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Source: kamadak

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).