High severity · published Sep 27, 2019
CVE-2019-9278
In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow
8.8
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
10.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
31; 32 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 19.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9278
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9278
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1
Patch
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/75aa73267fdb1e0ebfbc00369e7312bac43d0566
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