CVE-2019-9278

Summary

CVECVE-2019-9278
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-27 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 31 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Google Android 10.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 10.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: libexif-0.6.22-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
fix CVE-2019-9278 · libexif/libexif@75aa732 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0793-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4618-1 libexif DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libexif-0.6.22-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: Security fixes from Android 10 release which are relevant outside the Android ecosystem? MLIST www.openwall.com
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4618-1] libexif security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org
libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202007-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libexif-0.6.22-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Relevant commit for CVE-2019-9278 · Issue #26 · libexif/libexif · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
oss-security - Re: Security fixes from Android 10 release which are relevant outside the Android ecosystem? MLIST www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: libexif-0.6.22-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Android 10 Security Release Notes  |  Android Open Source Project MISC source.android.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Security fixes from Android 10 release which are relevant outside the Android ecosystem? MLIST www.openwall.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0264-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2100-1] libexif security update MLIST lists.debian.org
USN-4277-1: libexif vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296075 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 21.69.0 Missing (CPUAPR2020)
  • 377246 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libexif (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0157)
  • 500291 Alpine Linux Security Update for libexif
  • 690461 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for libexif (cff0b2e2-0716-11eb-9e5d-08002728f74c)
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