Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-37616

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if (description)
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  script_id(224005);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-37616");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-37616");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata
    of image files. A null pointer dereference was found in Exiv2 versions v0.27.4 and earlier. The null
    pointer dereference is triggered when Exiv2 is used to print the metadata of a crafted image file. An
    attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, if they can trick the
    victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when printing the
    interpreted (translated) data, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation that requires an extra
    command line option (`-p t` or `-P t`). The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. (CVE-2021-37616)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
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  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

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  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "compat-exiv2-026"},
          {"reference": "exiv2"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-devel"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-doc"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "compat-exiv2-026"},
          {"reference": "exiv2"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-devel"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-doc"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "exiv2"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-devel"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-doc"},
          {"reference": "exiv2-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}