Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 versions 0.28.5 and earlier. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service by crashing Exiv2, 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. The bug is fixed in version 0.28.6.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 1.8 (LOW)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Sep 1, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade exiv2Upgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade exiv2-doc | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade exiv2-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libs-debuginfoUpgrade exiv2-libsUpgrade exiv2-develUpgrade exiv2-docUpgrade exiv2-debugsourceUpgrade exiv2 | Dec 9, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade exiv2 | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade exiv2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade exiv2 | Mar 19, 2026 | Aug 29, 2025 |
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