Description
Versions of the package exifreader before 4.39.0 are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) due to decompressing PNG zTXt metadata without enforcing a built-in maximum decompressed output size. When asynchronous parsing is enabled, a crafted PNG file containing a highly compressed zTXt chunk can cause ExifReader to materialize a disproportionately large Comment value in memory.
Published: 2026-05-19
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rr89-w3h9-m66j ExifReader is vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded decompression of image metadata
History

Tue, 19 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 19 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mattiasw
Mattiasw exifreader
Vendors & Products Mattiasw
Mattiasw exifreader

Tue, 19 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Versions of the package exifreader before 4.39.0 are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) due to decompressing PNG zTXt metadata without enforcing a built-in maximum decompressed output size. When asynchronous parsing is enabled, a crafted PNG file containing a highly compressed zTXt chunk can cause ExifReader to materialize a disproportionately large Comment value in memory.
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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Mattiasw Exifreader
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T13:11:48.613Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T08:43:29.632Z

Link: CVE-2026-8814

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T13:11:20.539Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-19T07:16:30.357

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:04:29.340

Link: CVE-2026-8814

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T08:18:28Z

Weaknesses