CVE-2005-0664
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.46% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libexif/libexif
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xmlPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xmlPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.