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CVE-2024-39695: Exiv2 has an out-of-bounds read in AsfVideo::streamProperties

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

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 version v0.28.2. The vulnerability is in the parser for the ASF video format, which was a new feature in v0.28.0. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. The bug is fixed in version v0.28.3.

Affected products

• exiv2: from 0.28.0 before 0.28.3 — fixed in 0.28.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: exiv2 0.28.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/3a28346db5ae1735a8728fe3491b0aecc1dbf387
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3006
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-38rv-8x93-pvrh
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/3a28346db5ae1735a8728fe3491b0aecc1dbf387
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3006
• https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-38rv-8x93-pvrh

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