CVE-2016-6328

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-07-25
CWE:
CWE-190
Bugzilla:
1366239: CVE-2016-6328 libexif: Integer overflow in parsing MNOTE entry data of the input file

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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Find out more about CVE-2016-6328 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 6.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libexif Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libexif Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libexif Will not fix

Acknowledgements

Liu Bingchang (IIE)

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