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general
  • source: exiftags (main)
  • version: 1.01-8
  • maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) (DMD)
  • arch: any
  • std-ver: 4.7.2
  • VCS: unknown
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 1.01-7
  • oldstable: 1.01-7
  • stable: 1.01-7
  • testing: 1.01-7
  • unstable: 1.01-8
versioned links
  • 1.01-7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.01-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • exiftags (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
action needed
Marked for autoremoval on 06 October: #1096599 high
Version 1.01-7 of exiftags is marked for autoremoval from testing on Mon 06 Oct 2025. It is affected by #1096599. The removal of exiftags will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependency: forensics-extra. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
Created: 2025-09-04 Last update: 2025-09-10 22:32
1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2023-50671: 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.
Created: 2024-01-12 Last update: 2025-09-06 19:02
1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2023-50671: 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.
Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2025-09-06 19:02
lintian reports 1 warning normal
Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-09-10 Last update: 2025-09-10 19:32
debian/patches: 5 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 5 debian patches available in version 1.01-8 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 5 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.
Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-09-07 00:57
1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2023-50671: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) 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.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2025-09-06 19:02
1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2023-50671: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) 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.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2024-01-12 Last update: 2025-09-06 19:02
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for exiftags (1.01-7 to 1.01-8): Will attempt migration (Any information below is purely informational)
    • Additional info:
    • ∙ ∙ Updating exiftags will fix bugs in testing: #1096599
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/e/exiftags.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ 5 days old (needed 5 days)
news
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  • [2025-09-06] Accepted exiftags 1.01-8 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2019-08-18] exiftags 1.01-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-08-12] Accepted exiftags 1.01-7 (source) into unstable (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)) (signed by: Laszlo Boszormenyi)
  • [2013-11-16] exiftags 1.01-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-11-06] Accepted exiftags 1.01-6 (source amd64) (Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS))
  • [2012-01-17] exiftags 1.01-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2012-01-06] Accepted exiftags 1.01-5 (source i386) (Eugene V. Lyubimkin)
  • [2011-02-22] exiftags 1.01-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2011-02-11] Accepted exiftags 1.01-4 (source i386) (Eugene V. Lyubimkin)
  • [2009-02-16] exiftags 1.01-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2008-08-31] Accepted exiftags 1.01-3 (source i386) (Eugene V. Lyubimkin) (signed by: George Danchev)
  • [2008-08-17] Accepted exiftags 1.01-2 (source amd64) (Eugene V. Lyubimkin)
  • [2008-08-13] Accepted exiftags 1.01-1 (source amd64) (Anibal Monsalve Salazar)
  • [2008-07-26] Accepted exiftags 0.98-1.1+etch1 (source amd64) (Devin Carraway)
  • [2008-04-12] Accepted exiftags 0.98-1.1+0sarge1 (source i386) (Devin Carraway) (signed by: Thijs Kinkhorst)
  • [2008-04-11] Accepted exiftags 0.98-1.1+etch1 (source amd64) (Devin Carraway)
  • [2008-04-02] Accepted exiftags 0.98-1.1+0sarge1 (source i386) (Devin Carraway) (signed by: Thijs Kinkhorst)
  • [2008-01-09] exiftags 1.01-0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2008-01-06] Accepted exiftags 1.01-0.1 (source i386) (Nico Golde)
  • [2007-04-09] exiftags 1.00-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2006-12-27] Accepted exiftags 1.00-1 (source i386) (Mike Mattice)
  • [2004-02-15] Accepted exiftags 0.98-1 (i386 source) (Mike Mattice)
bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 2
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 2
  • M&W: 0
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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