libexif: Integer overflow in parsing MNOTE entry data of the input file
Published Oct 31, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.68%
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).
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Libexif Defaultn/a
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Libexif | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 0.6.22
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 19.10
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libexif
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libexif
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libexif
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libexif | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libexif | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libexif | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01676) | 76.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 71.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 76.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.61% (0.10612) | 88.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 76.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 10.61% (0.10612) | 92.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 76.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 10.61% (0.10612) | 92.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 76.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 72.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 65.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 66.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 63.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 56.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6328 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366239 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-6328 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6328
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6328
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6328 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366239 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-6328 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6328 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6328 |
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