diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libexif/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libexif/default.nix
index ebcba0fa1553..5a8f5126680e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libexif/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libexif/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, gettext }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, gettext }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libexif-0.6.21";
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "06nlsibr3ylfwp28w8f5466l6drgrnydgxrm4jmxzrmk5svaxk8n";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+   (fetchpatch {
+     name = "CVE-2017-7544.patch";
+     url = https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/_discuss/thread/fc394c4b/489a/attachment/xx.pat;
+     sha256 = "1qgk8hgnxr8d63jsc4vljxz9yg33mbml280dq4a6050rmk9wq4la";
+   })
+  ];
+  patchFlags = "-p0";
+
   buildInputs = [ gettext ];
 
   meta = {