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CVE-2019-9278

Published: 27 September 2019

In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in the media content provider with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-112537774

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libexif
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan
Released (0.6.21-5.1ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (0.6.21-2ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
vendor: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libexif/+/a5e8e5812a11ec9686294de8a5d68aaf2ab72475
upstream: https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/75aa73267fdb1e0ebfbc00369e7312bac43d0566

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H