CVE-2006-4168

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.

Published: 2007-06-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4168 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4168

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.54% 4.30% -3.24%
2 2026-03-25 6.22% 7.54% +1.32%
3 2026-01-31 — 6.22% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4168

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4168

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4168

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2006-4168 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libexif), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4168
gentoo normal CVE-2006-4168: 1 GLSA(s) (200706-09), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libexif); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-4168
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4168
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-4168 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libexif), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-4168

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4168

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libexif libexif 0.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif libexif 0.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif libexif 0.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif libexif 0.6.13 cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif libexif 0.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif libexif 0.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:libexif:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4168

URL Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/25642 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25645
http://secunia.com/advisories/25674
http://secunia.com/advisories/25717/
http://secunia.com/advisories/25746
http://secunia.com/advisories/25768
http://secunia.com/advisories/25820
http://secunia.com/advisories/25842
http://secunia.com/advisories/25932
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-09.xml
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=515385 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1310
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:128
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_39_libexif.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472046/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24461
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018240
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-478-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2165
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34851
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1482
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9349
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0501.html
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