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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27631

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

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.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27631

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27631

exiv2

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Affected versions
0.27.6-1

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0.28.0+dfsg-1

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0.28.0+dfsg-2

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0.28.0+dfsg-3

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0.28.0+dfsg-4

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0.28.1+dfsg-1

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0.28.1+dfsg-2

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0.28.1+dfsg-3

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0.28.2+dfsg-1

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0.28.3+dfsg-1

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0.28.3+dfsg-2

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0.28.4+dfsg-1

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0.28.4+dfsg-2

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0.28.5+dfsg-1

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0.28.7+dfsg-1

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0.28.7+dfsg-2

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0.28.8+dfsg-1

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0.28.9+dfsg-1

Source 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/versions

0.28.7+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

0.28.7+dfsg-2

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0.28.8+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

0.28.9+dfsg-1

Source 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/versions

0.28.7+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

0.28.7+dfsg-2

Source 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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      "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",
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      "0.28.4+dfsg-2",
      "0.28.5+dfsg-1",
      "0.28.7+dfsg-1",
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      "0.28.9+dfsg-1"
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]

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