| Name | CVE-2025-26623 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1098323 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 (PTS) | bullseye | 0.27.3-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 0.27.3-3+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 0.27.6-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 0.28.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exiv2 | source | bullseye | (not affected) | |||
| exiv2 | source | bookworm | (not affected) | |||
| exiv2 | source | (unstable) | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | 1098323 |
[bookworm] - exiv2 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[bullseye] - exiv2 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-38h4-fx85-qcx7
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3168
Introduced with (v0.28.0): https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/2478
Fixed by: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/ebff8b48820b96c786cfddbf0bebb395cb1317d7