CVE-2025-55304
Medium
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 denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version 0.28.5: a quadratic algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code in jpegBase::readMetadata() can cause Exiv2 to run for a long time. The denial-of-service is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted jpg image file. The bug is fixed in version 0.28.6.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductExiv2
PublishedAug 29, 2025
First seenAug 29, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-407CWE-407
How to fix
Update
- exiv2 exiv20.28.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| exiv2 exiv2 | v < 0.28.6 | 0.28.6 |
| exiv2PyPI | v ≤ 0.17.3 | — |
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