Algorithmic Complexity Affecting libexiv2-28-x86-64-v3 package, versions <0.28.8-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBEXIV228X8664V3-15910875
  • published6 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Mar 2026

Introduced: 23 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-55304  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 libexiv2-28-x86-64-v3 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-x86-64-v3 package and not the libexiv2-28-x86-64-v3 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. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version 0.28.5: a quadratic algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code in jpegBase::readMetadata() can cause Exiv2 to run for a long time. The denial-of-service is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted jpg image file. The bug is fixed in version 0.28.6.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1