cvelist/2025/26xxx/CVE-2025-26623.json

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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_format": "MITRE",
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        "ID": "CVE-2025-26623",
        "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A heap buffer overflow was found in Exiv2 versions v0.28.0 to v0.28.4. Versions prior to v0.28.0, such as v0.27.7, are **not** affected. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. The heap overflow is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to gain code execution, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argument such as `fixiso`. The bug is fixed in version v0.28.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability."
            }
        ]
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-416: Use After Free",
                        "cweId": "CWE-416"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "Exiv2",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "exiv2",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "=",
                                            "version_value": ">= 0.28.0, < 0.28.5"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-38h4-fx85-qcx7",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-38h4-fx85-qcx7"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3168",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3168"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-38h4-fx85-qcx7",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    }
}