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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2020-0181 json

In exif_data_load_data_thumbnail of exif-data.c, there is a possible denial of service due to an integer overflow.

published 2020-06-11 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-1685

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In exif_data_load_data_thumbnail of exif-data.c, there is a possible denial of service due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-145075076

Patch / fix

  • libexif_project libexif 0.6.22_p20201105
  • libexif Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.21-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0181

  • libexif RHEL 8 0.6.22-4.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4766

  • libexif SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 0.6.22-8.13.1
  • libexif SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +21 more 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1168-1SUSE-SU-2022:1148-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-0181 updated cvss 8.2

libexif: integer overflow in exif_data_load_data_thumbnail function in exif-data.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libexif Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libexif
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libexif
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libexif-devel 0.6.22-4.el8, libexif-debuginfo 0.6.22-4.el8, libexif-debugsource 0.6.22-4.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libexif 0.6.22-4.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4766

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Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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