Description
bep/imagemeta is a Go library for reading EXIF, IPTC and XMP image meta data from JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and WebP files. The EXIF data format allows for defining excessively large data structures in relatively small payloads. Before v0.10.0, If you didn't trust the input images, this could be abused to construct denial-of-service attacks. v0.10.0 added LimitNumTags (default 5000) and LimitTagSize (default 10000) options.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bep | imagemeta | < 0.10.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250409T170536-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14982-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/bep/imagemeta | < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 | GHSA-q7rw-w4cq-2j6w |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14982-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250409T170536-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026