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.

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-2024-25112 advisory.

  - 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)

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. 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)

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

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
295567	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: exiv2 (CVE-2024-25112)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	medium
228053	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-25112	Nessus	Misc.	medium
213670	Amazon Linux 2 : exiv2 (ALAS-2025-2728)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium

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