Description
Buffer overflow in the EXIF library (libexif) 0.6.9 does not properly validate the structure of the EXIF tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a crafted EXIF tag.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xmlPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xmlPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified