Description
Buffer overflow in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 before 0.9 does not null terminate strings before calling the sscanf function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via images with crafted IPTC metadata.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
- http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18619Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
- http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
- http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18619Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified