CVE-2005-4676 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.1% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| andreas huggel | exiv2 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Exiv2 - Corrupted EXIF Data Denial of Service | 2006-01-26 |
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/18619
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400
- 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/18619
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
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