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TI-2020-10308 Aliases CVE-2020-13114GHSA-mpfc-53hr-w2mg

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22.

Priority LOW 37CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. An unrestricted size in handling Canon EXIF MakerNote data could lead to consumption of large amounts of compute time for decoding EXIF data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02359 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.6.22Vulnerablelibexif project
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*20.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.6.22 Vulnerable ·libexif project
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4766 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libexif security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libexif-devel-0.6.22-4.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libexif-0.6.22-4.el8
  • RHSA-2020:4040 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libexif security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libexif-0.6.22-1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libexif-devel-0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-doc-0.6.22-1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libexif-0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-devel-0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-doc-0.6.22-1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libexif-0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-0.6.22-1.el7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libexif-devel-0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-devel-0.6.22-1.el7.ppc, libexif-doc-0.6.22-1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libexif-0.6.22-1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libexif-devel-0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-doc-0.6.22-1.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4040

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13114
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mpfc-53hr-w2mg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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