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CVE-2016-6328

libexif: Integer overflow in parsing MNOTE entry data of the input file

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 25, 2017

Updated · June 30, 2026

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).

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/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound