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.
Published: 2005-03-08
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: 3.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0665 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.
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Libexif Libexif
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:21:06.522Z

Reserved: 2005-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0664

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0664

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2004-03-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-0664 - Bugzilla

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