CVE-2006-4168

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    CVE-2006-4168

    Published: 14 Jun 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543, http://secunia.com/advisories/25642, http://secunia.com/advisories/25645, http://secunia.com/advisories/25674, http://secunia.com/advisories/25717/, http://secunia.com/advisories/25746, http://secunia.com/advisories/25768, http://secunia.com/advisories/25820, http://secunia.com/advisories/25842, http://secunia.com/advisories/25932, http://secunia.com/advisories/26083, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-09.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1310, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:128, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_39_libexif.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-478-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2165, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0501.html, http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543, http://secunia.com/advisories/25642, http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=515385, http://osvdb.org/35379, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24461, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018240, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34851, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1482, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9349

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High