Resource exhaustion in Libexif Project

CVE-2020-13114

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. An unrestricted size in handling Canon EXIF MakerNote data could lead to consumption of large amounts of compute time for decoding EXIF data.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13114?
CVE-2020-13114 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libexif Project, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-13114?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.