Andreas Huggel Exiv2 up to 0.8 sscanf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 up to 0.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sscanf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-4676. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Andreas Huggel Exiv2 up to 0.8 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function sscanf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 12/31/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4676 since 01/31/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24349), Exploit-DB (27140), SecurityFocus (BID 16400†) and Secunia (SA18619†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Exiv2 0.9

Timelineinfo

12/31/2005 🔍
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01/26/2006 +26 days 🔍
01/26/2006 +0 days 🔍
01/31/2006 +5 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3327 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4676 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4676
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27995
X-Force: 24349
SecurityFocus: 16400 - Exiv2 Corrupted EXIF Data Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 18619 - Exiv2 IPTC Metadata Processing Denial of Service, Not Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-0345

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 01/19/2025 11:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (61), 03/26/2019 11:23 (2), 01/19/2025 11:01 (19)
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