# CVE-2025-55304: exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image met...

CVE-2025-55304 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55304, released August 29, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55304
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0025
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 29, 2025

## Description

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version 0.28.5: a quadratic algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code in jpegBase::readMetadata() can cause Exiv2 to run for a long time. The denial-of-service is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted jpg image file. The bug is fixed in version 0.28.6.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | exiv2 Debian 14 | 0.28.7+dfsg-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-55304.md) | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2 amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.28.8-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20410-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20410-1.md) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Linux | exiv2 sles 16.0 | 0.28.8-160000.1.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20923-1.md) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Linux | exiv2-0_26 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 0.26-150400.9.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0231-1.md) | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Linux | exiv2-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2-debugsource amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2-devel amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2-doc amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2-libs amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Linux | exiv2-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-129.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1296](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1296.md) | Dec 8, 2025 |

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