CVE catalog
CVE-2006-4168
libexif: CVE-2006-4168
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.30% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libexif | sid | 0.6.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libexif | forky | 0.6.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libexif | trixie | 0.6.25-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libexif | bookworm | 0.6.24-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libexif | source | sid | 0.6.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [430012] |
| Debian | libexif | source | forky | 0.6.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [430012] |
| Debian | libexif | source | trixie | 0.6.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [430012] |
| Debian | libexif | source | bookworm | 0.6.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [430012] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libexif12]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
- [libexif-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
- [libexif-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
0.6.24-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · bookworm; dsa · libexif · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libexif12]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
- [libexif-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
- [libexif-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libexif]
Details (2)
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
0.6.25-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.16-1dsa · libexif · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0501]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4168]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1310-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4168]
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