Integer overflow in libexif - CVE-2016-6328
Published: June 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29109
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6328
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when parsing the MNOTE entry data of the input file. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
libexif
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
Fedora
libexif (Alpine package)
libexif
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
Fedora
libexif (Alpine package)
libexif
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6328
Install updates from vendor's website.
libexif - update to 0.6.22
libexif (Alpine package) - update to 0.6.22-r0
libexif - addressed in versions 0.6.21-14.fc26, 0.6.21-14.fc27
libexif (Alpine package) - update to 0.6.22-r0
libexif - addressed in versions 0.6.21-14.fc26, 0.6.21-14.fc27