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CVE-2021-21235: kamadak-exif vulnerable to Infinite loop when parsing PNG files

October 6, 2022

Reader::read_from_container can cause an infinite loop when a crafted PNG file is given.

References

  • crates.io/crates/kamadak-exif
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-px9g-8hgv-jvg2
  • github.com/kamadak/exif-rs
  • github.com/kamadak/exif-rs/commit/1b05eab57e484cd7d576d4357b9cda7fdc57df8c
  • github.com/kamadak/exif-rs/commit/f21df24616ea611c5d5d0e0e2f8042eb74d5ff48
  • github.com/kamadak/exif-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-px9g-8hgv-jvg2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21235
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0143.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.5.2 before 0.5.3, version 0.5.2

Fixed versions

  • 0.5.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.5.3 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Source file

cargo/kamadak-exif/CVE-2021-21235.yml

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