Bug 2443991 (CVE-2026-27596) - CVE-2026-27596 exiv2: Exiv2: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in preview component
Summary: CVE-2026-27596 exiv2: Exiv2: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in prev...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-27596
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-02 20:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-05 06:06 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-02 20:02:17 UTC 
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.
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