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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-27596
Name
CVE-2026-27596
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. Prior to version 0.28.8, an out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2. The vulnerability is in the preview component, which is only triggered when running Exiv2 with an extra command line argument, like -pp. The out-of-bounds read is at a 4GB offset, which usually causes Exiv2 to crash. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
exiv2
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


2.7
CVSSv4
7.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
0.28.8
Not Affected
buildroot
master
0.28.8
Not Affected
yocto
master
0.28.8
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
0.28.3
Patched

Resolved with patches#


exiv2 (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Check for integer overflow.
Kevin Backhouse <kevinbackhouse@github.com>
CVE-2026-27596
2
Regression test for
Kevin Backhouse <kevinbackhouse@github.com>
CVE-2026-27596

exiv2 (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Check for integer overflow.
Kevin Backhouse <kevinbackhouse@github.com>
CVE-2026-27596
2
Regression test for
Kevin Backhouse <kevinbackhouse@github.com>
CVE-2026-27596