Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting libexiv2-28 package, versions <0.28.8-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBEXIV228-15910851
  • published6 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Mar 2026

Introduced: 23 Mar 2026

CVE-2024-25112  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 libexiv2-28 to version 0.28.8-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexiv2-28 package and not the libexiv2-28 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1: an unbounded recursion can cause Exiv2 to crash by exhausting the stack. The vulnerable function, QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder, was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are not affected. The denial-of-service is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1