In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow.
In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in the media content provider with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-112537774
- Published
- Sep 27, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.1% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android | |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- canonical ubuntu linux19.10
- debian debian linux10.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- fedoraproject fedora31
- fedoraproject fedora32
- google android10.0
- opensuse leap15.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (google_android). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Android
- Android-10affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | libexif | before 0.6.22-r0 | 0.6.22-r0 |
| Debian:10 | libexif | before 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u1 | 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | libexif | before 0.6.21-6 | 0.6.21-6 |
| Debian:8 | libexif | before 0.6.21-2+deb8u1 | 0.6.21-2+deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | libexif | before 0.6.21-2+deb9u1 | 0.6.21-2+deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | libexif | before 0.6.21-lp151.4.3.1 | 0.6.21-lp151.4.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | libexif | before 0.6.22-lp151.4.6.1 | 0.6.22-lp151.4.6.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | libexif | before 0.6.23-1.2 | 0.6.23-1.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libexif | before 0:0.6.22-1.el7 | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libexif-debuginfo | before 0:0.6.22-1.el7 | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libexif-devel | before 0:0.6.22-1.el7 | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libexif-doc | before 0:0.6.22-1.el7 | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libexif | before 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libexif-debuginfo | before 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libexif-debugsource | before 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | libexif-devel | before 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | libexif | before 0.6.22-8.9.1 | 0.6.22-8.9.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | libexif | before 0.6.21-8.6.1 | 0.6.21-8.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | libexif | before 0.6.21-5.3.1 | 0.6.21-5.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | libexif | before 0.6.22-5.6.1 | 0.6.22-5.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | libexif | before 0.6.17-2.14.7.2 | 0.6.17-2.14.7.2 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:libexif | 0.6.22-r0 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:libexif | 0.6.21-6 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:libexif | 0.6.21-lp151.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libexif | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libexif-debuginfo | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libexif-debugsource | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libexif-devel | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libexif-doc | 0:0.6.22-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:libexif | 0.6.21-8.6.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1
- github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/75aa73267fdb1e0ebfbc00369e7312bac43d0566
- github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/26
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00007.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO2VTHD7OLPJDCJBHKUQTBAHZOBBCF6X/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VA5BPQLOFXIZOOJHBYDU635Z5KLUMTDD/
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/9
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10
- usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4618
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.