CVE-2020-13112

Description

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Several buffer over-reads in EXIF MakerNote handling could lead to information disclosure and crashes. This is different from CVE-2020-0093.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/435e21f05001fb03f9f186fa7cbc69454afd00d1 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4396-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13112?
CVE-2020-13112 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13112?
To fix CVE-2020-13112, 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-2020-13112 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-13112 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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