CVE-2021-37620

Name: CVE-2021-37620
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2021-08-09T19:15:08.033+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.05%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-37620 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.05%

60.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exiv2	Exiv2	< 0.27.5
Fedoraproject	Fedora	33
Fedoraproject	Fedora	34
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

References

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1769Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-v5g7-46xf-h728Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/1769Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-v5g7-46xf-h728Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FMDT4PJB7P43WSOM3TRQIY3J33BAFVVE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYGDELIFFJWKUU7SO3QATCIXCZJERGAC/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-06

Timeline

Published: Aug 9, 2021
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-37620?

How severe is CVE-2021-37620?

CVE-2021-37620 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37620?

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Source: NVD / NIST