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libexif — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libexif
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.6.16-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-4168
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4168
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.16-1
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.16-1
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.16-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:19.725219289Z",
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