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CVE-2020-0198

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer...

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.26%Up 2.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
CVE-2020-0198
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
CVE-2020-0198
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1702 No score

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
EUVD-2020-1702
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3pcq-2643-8rg5 7.5

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer...

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
GHSA-3pcq-2643-8rg5
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-0198 7.5

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-0198
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.5

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
CVE-2020-0198
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-0198 7.5

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0198
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-2006 8.8

libexif security update

Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags.

Security Fix(es):

In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in the media content provider with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-112537774(CVE-2019-9278)

In exif_data_save_data_entry of exif-data.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-148705132(CVE-2020-0093)

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(CVE-2020-0181)

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941(CVE-2020-0198)

Record
OESA-2022-2006
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-2008 8.8

libexif security update

Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags.

Security Fix(es):

In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in the media content provider with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-112537774(CVE-2019-9278)

In exif_data_save_data_entry of exif-data.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-148705132(CVE-2020-0093)

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(CVE-2020-0181)

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941(CVE-2020-0198)

Record
OESA-2022-2008
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:4766 8.2

Red Hat Security Advisory: libexif security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2020:4766
CVSS 3.1
8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-0198 7.5

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0198
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0273 No score

Updated libexif packages fix security vulnerability

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. (CVE-2020-0198)

Record
MGASA-2020-0273
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10939-1 No score

libexif-devel-0.6.23-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libexif-devel-0.6.23-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10939-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:1148-1 No score

Security update for libexif

This update for libexif fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-0181: Fixed an integer overflow that could lead to denial of service (bsc#1172802).
  • CVE-2020-0198: Fixed and unsigned integer overflow that could lead to denial of service (bsc#1172768).
  • CVE-2020-0452: Fixed a buffer overflow check that could be optimized away by the compiler (bsc#1178479).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:1148-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:1168-1 No score

Security update for libexif

This update for libexif fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-0181: Fixed an integer overflow that could lead to denial of service (bsc#1172802).
  • CVE-2020-0198: Fixed and unsigned integer overflow that could lead to denial of service (bsc#1172768).
  • CVE-2020-0452: Fixed a buffer overflow check that could be optimized away by the compiler (bsc#1178479).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:1168-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4396-1 No score

libexif vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote denial of service. (CVE-2020-0198)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13112)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13113)

It was discovered libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13114)

Record
USN-4396-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libexif
Alpine:v3.14
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.15
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.16
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.17
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.18
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.19
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.20
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.21
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.22
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Alpine:v3.23
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libexif
Alpine:v3.24
before 0.6.23-r0
0.6.23-r0
libexif
Debian:12
before 0.6.22-2
0.6.22-2
libexif
Debian:13
before 0.6.22-2
0.6.22-2
libexif
Debian:14
before 0.6.22-2
0.6.22-2
libexif
Debian:8
before 0.6.21-2+deb8u4, plus listed versions
0.6.21-20.6.21-2+deb8u10.6.21-2+deb8u20.6.21-2+deb8u3
0.6.21-2+deb8u4
libexif
Mageia:7
before 0.6.22-1.1.mga7
0.6.22-1.1.mga7
libexif
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
before 0.6.21-25.oe1
0.6.21-25.oe1
libexif
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 0.6.21-25.oe1
0.6.21-25.oe1
libexif
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.6.22-4.el8
0:0.6.22-4.el8
libexif-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.6.22-4.el8
0:0.6.22-4.el8
libexif-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.6.22-4.el8
0:0.6.22-4.el8
libexif-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.6.22-4.el8
0:0.6.22-4.el8
libexif-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.6.22-4.el8
0:0.6.22-4.el8
libexif-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.6.22-4.el8
0:0.6.22-4.el8
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Manager Server 4.1
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
before 0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
0.6.22-150000.5.9.1
libexif
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 0.6.22-8.13.1
0.6.22-8.13.1
libexif
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5, plus listed versions
0.6.21-10.6.21-1ubuntu10.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm10.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm2
0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5
libexif
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 0.6.21-2ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions
0.6.21-20.6.21-2ubuntu0.10.6.21-2ubuntu0.2
0.6.21-2ubuntu0.5
libexif
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 0.6.21-4ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions
0.6.21-2.10.6.21-40.6.21-4ubuntu0.10.6.21-4ubuntu0.2
0.6.21-4ubuntu0.5
libexif
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 0.6.21-6ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions
0.6.21-5.10.6.21-60.6.21-6ubuntu0.1
0.6.21-6ubuntu0.3
libexif
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.6.23-1.2
0.6.23-1.2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubTrinadh465/external_libexif_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2020-01982022-04-29

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-0198 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published June 9, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.26%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libexif 0.6.23-r0.

References

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