Description
An error when processing the EXIF_IFD_INTEROPERABILITY and EXIF_IFD_EXIF tags within libexif version 0.6.21 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/6aa11df549114ebda520dde4cdaea2f9357b2c89
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-28/
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4358-1/
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00025.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0078
EPSS Percentile
73.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (1)
libexif_project/libexif
0.6.21
Published
Feb 20, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026