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CVE-2005-0406
A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, which could lead to an…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.46%
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- mitre
Description
A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, which could lead to an information leak of potentially sensitive visual information that had been removed from the main JPEG image.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-008.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050214 Advisory: JPEG EXIF information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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