CVE-2005-4676

Exiv2 <0.9 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Maciek Wierciski · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27140

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18619
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400

Scores

EPSS 0.1284
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.3
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.4
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.5
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.6
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.6.1
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.6.2
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.7
andreas_huggel/exiv2 0.8
Published Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026