CVE-2006-4168
Libexif Integer Overflow Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 14, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-4168.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-4168 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-4168 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/35379 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25642 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25645 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25674 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25717/ Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25746 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25768 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25820 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25842 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25932 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26083 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-09.xml Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=515385 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1310 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:128 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_39_libexif.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24461 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018240 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-478-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2165 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34851 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1482 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9349 Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0501.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9349 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9349 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34851 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34851 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4168 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4168
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.82 }} -4.85%
score
0.89582
percentile