#VU28005 Division by zero in libexif - CVE-2020-12767 

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#VU28005 Division by zero in libexif - CVE-2020-12767

Published: May 19, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28005
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12767
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libexif
Software vendor:
libexif.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error in "exif_entry_get_value" in the "exif-entry.c" file. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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