{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-27596","details":"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 out-of-bounds read 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. The out-of-bounds read is at a 4GB offset, which usually causes Exiv2 to crash. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.","modified":"2026-07-28T21:27:29.502430093Z","published":"2026-03-02T20:16:00Z","related":["USN-8103-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-27596"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-27596"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27596"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-3wgv-fg4w-75x7"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3511"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3512"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/eaa9e21aabe06b3f91cfe66686f5ebc3ca3c0ed4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8103-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"exiv2","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/exiv2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5"}]}],"versions":["0.25-1ubuntu1","0.25-2.1","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.1","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm1","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm2","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm3","0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"exiv2","binary_version":"0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5"},{"binary_name":"libexiv2-14","binary_version":"0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5"}],"availability":"Available 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