DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27631
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 uncaught exception 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. Due to an integer overflow, the code attempts to create a huge std::vector, which causes Exiv2 to crash with an uncaught exception. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27631
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27631
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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"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
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"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"
],
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},
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"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
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},
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},
"ecosystem_specific": {
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}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #56291 · Revision 1
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