ALPINE-CVE-2009-3895

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2009-3895
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2009-3895.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2009-3895
Upstream
Published
2009-11-20T18:30:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:49:58.326751Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the exifentryfix 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.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10 / libexif

Package

Name
libexif
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/libexif?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.19-r0

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.17-r0

Alpine:v3.11 / libexif

Package

Name
libexif
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/libexif?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.19-r0

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.17-r0

Alpine:v3.12 / libexif

Package

Name
libexif
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/libexif?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.19-r0

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.17-r0

Alpine:v3.8 / libexif

Package

Name
libexif
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/libexif?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.19-r0

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.17-r0

Alpine:v3.9 / libexif

Package

Name
libexif
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/libexif?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.19-r0

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.17-r0