CVE-2023-50671

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Published Jan 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aertherwide:exiftags:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.361% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-exiftags/
https://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/

History

Nov 14, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Aertherwide Exiftags

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 3:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 11, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 3:29 PM
Reserved: Dec 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:16 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:16 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 11, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

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