CVE-2005-4676
Buffer overflow in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 before 0.9 does not null terminate strings before calling...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4676- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4670 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4670- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r744-c99h-q8c4 No score
Buffer overflow in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 before 0.9 does not null terminate strings before calling...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r744-c99h-q8c4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-4676 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Exiv2 - Corrupted EXIF Data Denial of Service | 2006-01-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4676 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Andreas Huggel Exiv2, published December 31, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.10%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in exiv2 0.9.
References
home.arcor.de/ahuggel/exiv2/changelog.html
dev.robotbattle.com/mantis/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=447
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0345
secunia.com/advisories/18619
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24349
securityfocus.com/bid/16400
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4676
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r744-c99h-q8c4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4676