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

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.

Published: 2024-07-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-39695 is rated Low Risk (33.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-39695

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-18 0.19% 0.14% -0.04%
2 2026-03-30 0.30% 0.19% -0.11%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-39695

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-39695

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-39695

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2024-39695: 1 source package rows (exiv2); 9 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 4, open 5. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-39695
debian unimportant CVE-2024-39695 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (exiv2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-39695
gentoo low CVE-2024-39695: 1 GLSA(s) (202603-01), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/exiv2); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2024-39695
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-39695
suse medium CVE-2024-39695 severity moderate: SUSE including 17 source package names (exiv2, exiv2-0.28.3-1.1, …), 97 product×package rows across 28 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, … (28 product lines)): Known Not Affected 90, Fixed 7. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-39695/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-39695 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (exiv2), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-39695

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-39695

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
exiv2 exiv2 >= 0.28.0, < 0.28.3 cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-39695

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