Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-50671
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in the exiftags package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | exiftags | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Debian:13 | exiftags | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Debian:14 | exiftags | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exiftags | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | exiftags | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | exiftags | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | exiftags | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50671 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | exiftags | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50671 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H