VDB
CVE-2009-3895
CVE-2009-3895
PUBLISHED
Reported by redhat · Published November 20, 2009
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| libexif_project | libexif | |
| alpine | libexif | 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 20, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 8, 2026 Security Advisory
- Jun 16, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 37378 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ADV-2009-3243 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- [oss-security] 20091119 CVE assignment (libexif) mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- libexif-exifentryfix-bo(54275) vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- 37022 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- 59956 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- [libexif-devel] 20091113 libexif project security advisory mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM