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

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.28.3
- Published: 2024-07-08 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- exiv2: from 0.28.0, fixed in 0.28.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on exiv2, upgrade to a fixed version (0.28.3) per the references below.
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## References

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

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