vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-26623: Medium priority package update for exiv2
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 18, 2025 | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 18, 2025
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Jul 17, 2025
Description
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A heap buffer overflow was found in Exiv2 versions v0.28.0 to v0.28.4. Versions prior to v0.28.0, such as v0.27.7, are **not** affected. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. The heap overflow is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to gain code execution, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing 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 `fixiso`. The bug is fixed in version v0.28.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
A heap overflow vulnerability was found in the Exiv2 library. In affected versions, the issue is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. This could allow an attacker to execute code if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata.
A heap overflow vulnerability was found in the Exiv2 library. In affected versions, the issue is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. This could allow an attacker to execute code if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2-docamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2-libsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-exiv2-libs-debuginfo
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