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CVE-2024-42851

Aug. 30, 2024, 3:30 p.m.

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
aertherwide
  • exiftags
  • *

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.

Weaknesses

CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

CWE ID: 122
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CWE ID: 787

Date

Published: Aug. 27, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Aug. 30, 2024, 3:30 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a aertherwide exiftags / / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References

https://github.com/ cve@mitre.org