Vulnerability Description
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).
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libexif Project | Libexif | < 0.6.22 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-6328Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-6328Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-6328?
CVE-2016-6328 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). 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 critic...
How severe is CVE-2016-6328?
CVE-2016-6328 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-6328?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libexif Project Libexif, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.