Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2026· Updated Mar 2, 2026
Exiv2: Integer Underflow in LoaderNative::getData() Causes Heap Buffer Overflow
CVE-2026-27596
Description
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.
Affected products
6- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/exiv2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/exiv2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
< 0.28.8-160000.1.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.8-160000.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/eaa9e21aabe06b3f91cfe66686f5ebc3ca3c0ed4mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3511mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3512mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-3wgv-fg4w-75x7mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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