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Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata.

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Vulnerabilitygcveosvubuntu-cve-2025-54080ubuntu-pro-16-04-ltsubuntu-pro-18-04-ltsubuntu-pro-20-04-ltsubuntu-22-04-ltsubuntu-24-04-ltsubuntu-25-10
Published: 08/29/2025 (08/29/2025, 15:15:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: exiv2

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.

CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
exiv2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected versions
<0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5=0.25-1ubuntu1=0.25-2.1=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm2=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm3=0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm4
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
exiv2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic
Affected versions
<0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1=0.25-3.1=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.7=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.9=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.10=0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
exiv2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal
Affected versions
<0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1=0.25-4ubuntu2=0.25-4ubuntu3=0.27.2-8ubuntu2=0.27.2-8ubuntu2.2=0.27.2-8ubuntu2.4=0.27.2-8ubuntu2.5=0.27.2-8ubuntu2.6=0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
exiv2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected versions
<0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1=0.27.3-3ubuntu4=0.27.3-3.1ubuntu1=0.27.5-1ubuntu1=0.27.5-3ubuntu1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
exiv2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected versions
<0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1=0.27.6-1=0.27.6-1build1
Ubuntu:25.10more threats →ghsa
exiv2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=questing
Affected versions
<0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1=0.28.5+dfsg-1

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-54080
Osv Schema Version
1.7.0
Aliases
[]
Ecosystems
["Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10"]
Database Specific Severity
null
Cvss Version
4.0

Threat ID: 6a6942099c2644c7f86ced11

Added to database: 07/28/2026, 23:58:01 UTC

Last updated: 07/29/2026, 01:37:13 UTC

Views: 6

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