CVE catalog

CVE-2025-26623

exiv2: CVE-2025-26623

Severity: High · CVSS 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Feb 18, 2025, 7:24:31 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.92% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	exiv2	sid	`0.28.9+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	exiv2	forky	`0.28.9+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	exiv2	trixie	`0.28.5+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	exiv2	bookworm	`0.27.6-1`	not affected
Opensuse	exiv2	tumbleweed	`0.28.8-1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	exiv2	source	sid	`0.28.4+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1098323]
Debian	exiv2	source	forky	`0.28.4+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1098323]
Debian	exiv2	source	trixie	`0.28.4+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1098323]
Debian	exiv2	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	[1098323]
Opensuse	exiv2	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.28.8-1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10298-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #1098323]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[exiv2-lang]Unknown
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (1)
- 0.28.8-2.3 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.28.8-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · exiv2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libexiv2-28]Unknown
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (1)
- 0.28.8-2.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.28.8-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · exiv2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libexiv2-28-x86-64-v3]Unknown
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (1)
- 0.28.8-2.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.28.8-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · exiv2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libexiv2-devel]Unknown
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (1)
- 0.28.8-2.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.28.8-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · exiv2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[exiv2]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (1)
- 0.28.8-2.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.8-1.1
  dsa · exiv2 · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[exiv2]Not affected
Details (2)
- 0.27.6-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
- 0.27.6-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
[libexiv2-27]Not affected
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.27.6-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
- 0.27.6-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
[libexiv2-dev]Not affected
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.27.6-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
- 0.27.6-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
[libexiv2-doc]Not affected
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.27.6-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm
- 0.27.6-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · bookworm

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[exiv2]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
[libexiv2-28]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
[libexiv2-data]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
[libexiv2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
[libexiv2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [exiv2]
Details (2)
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.28.4+dfsg-2
  dsa · exiv2 · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 26, 2026, 11:18:42 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]