CVE-2020-13113 Use after free in n/a

High 8.2 Published Updated

Use of uninitialized memory in libexif can cause crashes and potential use-after-free conditions, allowing attackers to trigger denial of service or execute code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-13113?

CVE-2020-13113 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 21 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Use of uninitialized memory in EXIF Makernote handling could lead to crashes and potential use-after-free conditions.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13113?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2020-13113?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2020-13113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-196085005, ALPINE-CVE-2020-13113, ASB-A-196085005, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13113, GHSA-v6jx-w33p-924c, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13113.

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