CVE-2025-55304

Name: CVE-2025-55304
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-08-29T15:15:35.95+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 1.8/10EPSS 0.23%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-55304 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 1.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version 0.28.5: a quadratic algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code in jpegBase::readMetadata() can cause Exiv2 to run for a long time. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version 0.28.5: a quadratic algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code in jpegBase::readMetadata() can cause Exiv2 to run for a long time. The denial-of-service is triggered when Exiv2 is used to read the metadata of a crafted jpg image file. The bug is fixed in version 0.28.6.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 4.0

1.8/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.23%

13.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-407

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exiv2	Exiv2	< 0.28.6

References

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3333Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3335Patch
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3345Patch
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-m54q-mm9w-fp6gThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 29, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-55304?

How severe is CVE-2025-55304?

CVE-2025-55304 has a CVSS score of 1.8/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55304?

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Source: NVD / NIST