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low 2.6

CVE-2005-0664 json

Buffer overflow in the EXIF library (libexif) 0.6.9 does not properly validate the structure of the EXIF tags, which allows remote attacker…

published 2005-03-08 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0665

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libexif Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.9-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0664

  • libexif RHEL 4 0.5.12-5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:300

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0664 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libexif 0.5.12-5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libexif 0.5.12-5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libexif 0.5.12-5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libexif 0.5.12-5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:300

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Exploit prediction

4.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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