Integer overflow in Libexif Project
CVE-2016-6328
A vulnerability was found in libexif. An integer overflow when parsing the MNOTE entry data of the input file. This can cause Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Information Disclosure (disclosing some critical heap chunk metadata, even other applications' private data).
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Libexif Project
- [Unknown] Libexif
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6328?
- CVE-2016-6328 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libexif Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6328?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6328 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.