Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2025· Updated Aug 29, 2025
Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata
CVE-2025-55304
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
Exiv2PyPI | <= 0.17.3 | — |
Affected products
11- ghsa-coords10 versionspkg:pypi/exiv2pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2-0_26&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2-0_26&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2-0_26&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2-0_26&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/exiv2-0_26&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
<= 0.17.3+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 0.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150400.9.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150400.9.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150400.9.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150400.9.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.26-150400.9.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m54q-mm9w-fp6gghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55304ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3333ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3335ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3345ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-m54q-mm9w-fp6gghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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