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exiftags — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50671

In exiftags 1.01, nikon_prop1 in nikon.c has a heap-based buffer overflow (write of size 28) because snprintf can write to an unexpected address.

Products
exiftags
Affected versions
1.01-7, 1.01-8
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2023-50671
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50671

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Jan 2024, 17:15 UTC

In exiftags 1.01, nikon_prop1 in nikon.c has a heap-based buffer overflow (write of size 28) because snprintf can write to an unexpected address.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50671

exiftags

Fixed versions: Not specified

exiftags

Fixed versions: Not specified

exiftags

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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