CVE-2019-9278

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

Published: 2019-09-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-9278 is rated High Risk (66.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.06%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9278

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 3.75% 4.06% +0.31%
2 2025-12-28 2.59% 3.75% +1.16%
3 2025-12-27 — 2.59% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-9278

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
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-2019-9278

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-9278

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2019-9278: 1 source package rows (libexif); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-9278
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-9278 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-2019-9278
gentoo normal CVE-2019-9278: 1 GLSA(s) (202007-05), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libexif); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-9278
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9278
suse high CVE-2019-9278 severity important: SUSE including 31 source package names (libexif-0.6.17-2.14.7.2, libexif-0.6.22-1.el7, …), 105 product×package rows across 57 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, … (57 product lines)): Fixed 105. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9278/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-9278 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libexif), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-9278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-9278

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1 Mailing List
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/75aa73267fdb1e0ebfbc00369e7312bac43d0566 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/26 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO2VTHD7OLPJDCJBHKUQTBAHZOBBCF6X/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VA5BPQLOFXIZOOJHBYDU635Z5KLUMTDD/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05 Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10 Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4618 Third Party Advisory
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