CVE-2005-0406 — A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, which could lead to an information leak of potentially sensitive visual information that had been removed from the main JPEG image

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A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, which could lead to an information leak of potentially sensitive visual information that had been removed from the main JPEG image

Published Feb 16, 2005

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.46%

Description

A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, which could lead to an information leak of potentially sensitive visual information that had been removed from the main JPEG image.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.46% 0.00465

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00465

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.46% (0.00465)	37.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.46% (0.00465)	36.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.07% (0.00073)	19.72th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00046)	18.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 1, 2024	0.05% (0.00046)	14.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00046)	12.89th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-212

References (2)

http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Feb/0343.html
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-008.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Feb/0343.html		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-008.txt		x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 16, 2005

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 14, 2005

Link CVE-2005-0406

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-0406

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-0406