CVE-2016-6328 Integer overflow in libexif

What is CVE-2016-6328?

CVE-2016-6328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 31 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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).

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6328?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libexif Project Libexif.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6328?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-6328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-162602132, ALPINE-CVE-2016-6328, ASB-A-162602132, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6328, GHSA-j9j6-4w7r-rwcc, MGASA-2018-0051 and 1 more.