CVE-2025-55304

Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata

Published Aug 29, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 1.8 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-26206 Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m54q-mm9w-fp6g Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8103-1 Exiv2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8103-2 Exiv2 regression
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Exiv2
Exiv2 exiv2
Vendors & Products Exiv2
Exiv2 exiv2
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 29, 2025, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2025, 4:15 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 29, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 5:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 29, 2025, 3:00 PM