Integer overflow in libexif - CVE-2020-0198

 

Integer overflow in libexif - CVE-2020-0198

Published: June 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29112
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0198
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: libexif.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
libexif

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the exif_data_load_data_content() in exif-data.c. 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-0198

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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