Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. The assertion failure is triggered when Exiv2 is used to modify 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 modifying the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argument such as `fi`. ### Patches The bug is fixed in version v0.27.5. ### References Regression test and bug fix: #1739 ### For more information Please see our [security policy](https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/policy) for information about Exiv2 security.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Jan 12, 2023 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-gfx/exiv2. | Dec 27, 2023 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Feb 24, 2022 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade exiv2-libs | Nov 12, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-libs | Nov 2, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libexiv2-26Upgrade libexiv2-26-32bitUpgrade libexiv2-docUpgrade exiv2-langUpgrade exiv2Upgrade libexiv2-develUpgrade libexiv2-12 | Nov 24, 2022 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libexiv2-27Upgrade libexiv2-14Upgrade libexiv2-14 (Ubuntu Pro) | Aug 18, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 |
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