PYSEC-2026-1355 Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata

Impact A denial-of-service was found in Exiv2 version v0.28.5: a quadratic algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code in jpegBase::readMetadata can cause Exiv2 to run for a long time. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of imag...

The vulnerability of the jpegBase::readMetadata() function in the library and the command-line utility for managing image metadata from Exiv2 allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the jpegBase::readMetadata function in the Exiv2 library and command-line utilities for managing image metadata involves inefficient algorithmic complexity. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions...

CVE-2025-55304 Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata

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...