npm package report

Is exifreader safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, worst severity HIGH.

cvss
7.5

how bad it is if exploited, out of 10

epss
0.40%

chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

xyz score
3.3

CyberXYZ composite, out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-pj96-35fp-cfcc, the advisory selected below

// advisories

GHSA-pj96-35fp-cfcc

HIGHCVE-2026-85715

ExifReader 4.41.0 is vulnerable to denial of service through a crafted HEIC or AVIF file with a malicious iloc box. When offsetSize, lengthSize, and baseOffsetSize are set to zero in the iloc header, the extent-parsing loop allocates an unbounded number of JavaScript objects - up to itemCount × extentCount (65535 × 65535 = 4.3 billion) - without advancing the buffer offset. A 652-byte file causes

Affected
<= 4.41.0
Fixed in
4.41.1
Weakness
CWE-789
Published
2026-09-17
Source
github

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// dependencies

0 direct

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// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.

Checked 2026-09-22 at 02:33 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2026-09-17. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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