Description
libexif through 0.6.21 is vulnerable to out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in exif_data_save_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c caused by improper length computation of the allocated data of an ExifMnote entry which can cause denial-of-service or possibly information disclosure.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 9.1/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | libexif | through 0.6.21 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/130/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/130/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 21, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified