CVE-2009-3895
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 5.2%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.2% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3866)
- Published
- November 20, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3866 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- libexif project / libexif
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(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37378(Vendor Advisory)
- 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(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54275
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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