# CVE-2006-4168: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash applications via crafted EXIF images due to an integer overflow in Libexif.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2007-4168, DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4168, DSA-1310-1, GHSA-6mcf-v3q9-5w3p, RHSA-2007:0501

## What is CVE-2006-4168?

CVE-2006-4168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Integer overflow in the exif_data_load_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c in Libexif before 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via an image with many EXIF components, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4168?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:0.5.12-5.1.0.2 |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |
| `libexif-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.6.13-4.0.2.el5 |

Products: Libexif Libexif.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4168?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-4168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-2645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2645/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-6352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6352/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2005-0664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0664/): Memory corruption in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4168

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4168/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.