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CVE-2009-3895

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3895 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the exif_entry_fix function within libexif 0.6.18, affecting the libexif project. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted, invalid EXIF image. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), successful exploitation requires medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0512 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3895

CVE-2009-3895

References

bugs.debian.org / 557137
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
libexif.cvs.sourceforge.net / viewvc/libexif/libexif/NEWS
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/37378
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54275
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/message.php
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/11/19/2
osvdb.org / 59956
securityfocus.com / bid/37022
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3243
Vendor Advisory