#VU114675 Incorrect calculation in Exiv2 - CVE-2025-55304

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#VU114675 Incorrect calculation in Exiv2 - CVE-2025-55304

Published: September 2, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114675
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55304
CWE-ID: CWE-682
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exiv2
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a quadratic algorithm within the jpegBase::readMetadata() function during ICC profile parsing. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file and crash the application. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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