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
Published Jan 31, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.10%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7
- 0.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04098) | 90.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.00% (0.04004) | 89.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 12.84% (0.12841) | 93.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.16% (0.10163) | 92.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.80% (0.08804) | 87.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 10.16% (0.10163) | 91.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.73% (0.06734) | 90.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05704) | 89.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.06% (0.08059) | 94.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.70% (0.06700) | 92.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447 x_refsource_MISC
- http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18619 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18619 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16400 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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