CVE-2006-4168

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.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.82% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_39_libexif.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25717/	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24461	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34851	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:128	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1310	vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=515385	patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-09.xml	vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018240	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-478-1	vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0501.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25746	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25768	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25645	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25674	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25842	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9349	vdb entry signature
http://osvdb.org/35379	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25820	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25932	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2165	vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1482
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25642	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4168?: CVE-2006-4168 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4168?: To fix CVE-2006-4168, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4168 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4168 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.