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.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20410-1 advisory.

    Update to exiv2 0.28.8:

    - CVE-2024-24826: out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo: NikonTagsDecoder (bsc#1219870).
    - CVE-2024-25112: denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo: multipleEntriesDecoder     (bsc#1219871).
    - CVE-2024-39695: out-of-bounds read in AsfVideo: streamProperties (bsc#1227528).
    - CVE-2025-26623: heap buffer overflow via writing metadata into a crafted image file (bsc#1237347).
    - CVE-2025-54080: out-of-bounds read in `Exiv2: EpsImage: writeMetadata()` when writing metadata into a     crafted image       file (bsc#1248962).
    - CVE-2025-55304: quadratic performance algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code of `JpegBase:
    readMetadata`       (bsc#1248963).
    - CVE-2026-25884: out-of-bounds read in `CrwMap: decode0x0805` (bsc#1259083).
    - CVE-2026-27596: integer overflow in `LoaderNative: getData()` leads to out-of-bounds read (bsc#1259084).
    - CVE-2026-27631: crash due to uncaught exception when trying to create `std: vector` larger than     `max_size()`       (bsc#1259085).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of exiv2 installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-24826 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2024-24826)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2024-24826)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2024-24826)

The version of exiv2 installed on the remote host is prior to 0.27.0-4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2728 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2024-24826)

    Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata     of image files. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1: an unbounded recursion can cause     Exiv2 to crash by exhausting the stack. The vulnerable function, `QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder`,     was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are _not_ affected. The denial-of-service is triggered     when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2.
    Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-25112)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - 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. (CVE-2024-24826)

  - Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata
    of image files. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.1: an unbounded recursion can cause
    Exiv2 to crash by exhausting the stack. The vulnerable function, `QuickTimeVideo::multipleEntriesDecoder`,
    was new in v0.28.0, so Exiv2 versions before v0.28 are _not_ affected. The denial-of-service is triggered
    when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted video file. This bug is fixed in version v0.28.2.
    Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-25112)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
304230	openSUSE 16 Security Update : exiv2 (openSUSE-SU-2026:20410-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
295649	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: exiv2 (CVE-2024-24826)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	medium
228028	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-24826	Nessus	Misc.	medium
415045	SCA: security update for exiv2 (GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
415045	SCA: security update for exiv2 (GHSA-g9xm-7538-mq8w)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
213670	Amazon Linux 2 : exiv2 (ALAS-2025-2728)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
408294	Alpine: multiple exiv2 packages: security update to 0.28.2-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
408294	Alpine: multiple exiv2 packages: security update to 0.28.2-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium

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