DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596
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.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596
exiv2
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 0.27.6-1
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.0+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.0+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.0+dfsg-4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.1+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.1+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.2+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.3+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.3+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.4+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.4+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.5+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.7+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.7+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.8+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions0.28.9+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
exiv2
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions0.28.7+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions0.28.7+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/1/versions0.28.8+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions0.28.9+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
exiv2
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 0.28.5+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions0.28.7+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions0.28.7+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- 0.28.8+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/exiv2?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
"versions": [
"0.27.6-1",
"0.28.0+dfsg-1",
"0.28.0+dfsg-2",
"0.28.0+dfsg-3",
"0.28.0+dfsg-4",
"0.28.1+dfsg-1",
"0.28.1+dfsg-2",
"0.28.1+dfsg-3",
"0.28.2+dfsg-1",
"0.28.3+dfsg-1",
"0.28.3+dfsg-2",
"0.28.4+dfsg-1",
"0.28.4+dfsg-2",
"0.28.5+dfsg-1",
"0.28.7+dfsg-1",
"0.28.7+dfsg-2",
"0.28.8+dfsg-1",
"0.28.9+dfsg-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
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{
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"events": [
{
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}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "exiv2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/exiv2?arch=source&distro=trixie",
"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
"versions": [
"0.28.5+dfsg-1",
"0.28.7+dfsg-1",
"0.28.7+dfsg-2",
"0.28.8+dfsg-1",
"0.28.9+dfsg-1"
],
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},
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"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
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},
{
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}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "exiv2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/exiv2?arch=source&distro=forky",
"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
"versions": [
"0.28.5+dfsg-1",
"0.28.7+dfsg-1",
"0.28.7+dfsg-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #56284 · Revision 1
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