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CVE-2016-6328

HIGHEPSS 72th pctl
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

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).

How to fix

Remediation Available
libexifDebian
Fixed in:0.6.21-2.1CVE-2016-6328
Fixed in:0.6.21-2.1CVE-2016-6328
Fixed in:0.6.21-2.1CVE-2016-6328
Fixed in:0.6.21-2.1CVE-2016-6328
libexifUbuntu
Fixed in:0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-4277-1
Fixed in:0.6.21-2ubuntu0.1USN-4277-1
Fixed in:0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1USN-4277-1
libexif12Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-4277-1
Fixed in:0.6.21-2ubuntu0.1USN-4277-1
Fixed in:0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1USN-4277-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days
72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2014-0569High9.390%--
CVE-2017-3599High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2023-21716Critical9.882%-Fix
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