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    CVE-2009-3895

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the exif_entry_fix function (aka the tag fixup routine) in libexif/exif-entry.c in libexif 0.6.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid EXIF image. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    Published:Nov 20, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 20, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.0378
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libexif Project
    Product
    Libexif

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/557137
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293190
    http://libexif.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libexif/libexif/NEWS?view=markup&pathrev=libexif-0_6_19-release
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37378
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20091113072359.GA22681%40coneharvesters.com
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/19/2
    http://www.osvdb.org/59956
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37022
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3243
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54275
    http://bugs.debian.org/557137
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293190
    http://libexif.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libexif/libexif/NEWS?view=markup&pathrev=libexif-0_6_19-release
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37378
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20091113072359.GA22681%40coneharvesters.com
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/19/2
    http://www.osvdb.org/59956
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37022
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3243
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54275

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