CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0406

Low
Published: —Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, potentially leaking sensitive visual information that was removed from the main JPEG image.

Risk Assessment

Third parties may recover visual data that was intended to be removed from the image, breaching privacy. Risk applies to published or shared JPEG photos.

Recommendation

Strip or rewrite EXIF thumbnails when modifying JPEG images. Use tools that completely sanitize EXIF metadata.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A design flaw in image processing software that modifies JPEG images might not modify the original EXIF thumbnail, which could lead to an information leak of potentially sensitive visual information that had been removed from the main JPEG image.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS