Buffer overflow in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 before 0.9 does not null terminate strings before…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04098 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
| cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Andreas Huggel |
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
- cpe:2.3:a:andreas_huggel:exiv2:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Andreas Huggel
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4676
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r744-c99h-q8c4
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-4676 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4676 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r744-c99h-q8c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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