Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2026-25884

 

Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2 - CVE-2026-25884

Published: March 3, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123480
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/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-2026-25884
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Exiv2

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the CRW image parser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-25884

Install updates from vendor's website.

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