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CVE-2005-0664
Buffer overflow in the EXIF library (libexif) 0.6.9 does not...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
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Affected Vendor
libexif
View all reports →Affected Software
libexif
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 8th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.