CVE-2005-0406

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EPSS
37.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 14, 2005

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

References (4)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2005-0406?
CVE-2005-0406 is a medium vulnerability published on February 14, 2005. 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.
When was CVE-2005-0406 disclosed?
CVE-2005-0406 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 14, 2005, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2005-0406 actively exploited?
CVE-2005-0406 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2005-0406?
CVE-2005-0406 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2005-0406?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-0406, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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