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TI-2024-16343 Aliases CVE-2024-24826GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w

Out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo::NikonTagsDecoder in Exiv2

Priority LOW 24CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00238 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed exiv2 (Exiv2): 0.28.2exiv2 (PyPI): 0.16.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Exiv2exiv20.28.0 to before 0.28.20.28.2Patch availableCNA
—exiv2 (PyPI)0.16.0 to before 0.16.10.16.1Patch availableGHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w
  • exiv2 VendorExiv2 Affected 0.28.0 to before 0.28.2 Fixed in 0.28.2 Patch available CNA
  • exiv2 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.16.0 to before 0.16.1 Fixed in 0.16.1 Patch available GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.28.0VulnerableExiv2
cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.28.1VulnerableExiv2
  • cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.28.0 Vulnerable ·Exiv2
  • cpe:2.3:a:exiv2:exiv2:0.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.28.1 Vulnerable ·Exiv2

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA exiv2 (Exiv2) Fixed in 0.28.2
  • Fix · GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w exiv2 (PyPI) Fixed in 0.16.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-24826
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2020-13478 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tEXtToDataBuf function in pngimage.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-19560 Use After Free in Exiv2 CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2020-13491 An uncontrolled memory allocation in DataBufdata(subBox.length-sizeof(box)) function of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-08245 Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-33923 Exiv2 Segmentation Faults in Exiv2::EpsImage::writeMetadata() via crafted EPS file CVSS 4.0LOW 1.8
  • TI-2019-06608 An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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