Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-496f-x7cq-cq39
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/e737332427711f15bcdc4e903203d6b7493eaec0
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
exiv2/exiv2
< 0.28.6
pypi/Exiv2
0PyPI
Published
Aug 29, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026