Uncaught Exception Affecting exifreader package, versions <4.40.1
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- published19 Jul 2026
- disclosed17 Jul 2026
- creditYHalo
Introduced: 17 Jul 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade exifreader to version 4.40.1 or higher.
Overview
exifreader is a Library that parses Exif metadata in images.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncaught Exception through the ExifReader.load. An attacker can cause the application to throw an unhandled exception and terminate the request or worker by submitting a specially crafted HEIC/AVIF image file containing truncated or malformed ISO-BMFF boxes.