CVE-2005-4676

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18619
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18619
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.8%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

andreas_huggel