CVE-2006-4168 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the exif_data_load_data_entry function within Libexif versions prior to 0.6.16. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow by providing an image containing numerous EXIF components, impacting applications utilizing Libexif. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity and could lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially arbitrary code execution, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available through Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Furthermore, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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