CVE-2016-6328
Published: 31 October 2018
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).
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libexif Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Released
(0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| xenial |
Released
(0.6.21-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(0.6.21-4)
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(0.6.21-5.1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(0.6.21-5.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
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|
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Patches: upstream: http://libexif.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libexif/libexif/libexif/pentax/mnote-pentax-entry.c?r1=1.26&r2=1.27 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.1 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |