VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-4168
Integer overflow in the exif_data_load_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c in Libexif before 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via an image with many EXIF components, which…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the exif_data_load_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c in Libexif before 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via an image with many EXIF components, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.30% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libexif/libexif
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25642Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25717/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25820
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-09.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=515385Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1310
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:128
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_39_libexif.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24461
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018240
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-478-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2165
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34851
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1482
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9349
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0501.html
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25642Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.