CVE-2024-24826
Publication date 12 February 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. An out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1. The vulnerable function, `QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder`, was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are _not_ affected. The out-of-bounds read is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. In most cases this out of bounds read will result in a crash. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| exiv2 | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.0 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |