Uncaught Exception 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
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBEXIV228-15910873
  • published6 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Mar 2026

Introduced: 23 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-27631  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-248  (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 C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. Prior to version 0.28.8, an uncaught exception was found in Exiv2. The vulnerability is in the preview component, which is only triggered when running Exiv2 with an extra command line argument, like -pp. Due to an integer overflow, the code attempts to create a huge std::vector, which causes Exiv2 to crash with an uncaught exception. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1