CVE-2020-0198

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

Published: 2020-06-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-0198 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.44%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-0198

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 12.02% 4.44% -7.58%
2 2026-05-27 11.11% 12.02% +0.91%
3 2025-12-28 — 11.11% —

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-0198

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-0198

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-0198

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2020-0198: 1 source package rows (libexif); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-0198
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-0198 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-2020-0198
gentoo normal CVE-2020-0198: 1 GLSA(s) (202011-19), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libexif); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-0198
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0198
suse medium CVE-2020-0198 severity moderate: SUSE including 16 source package names (libexif-0.6.17-2.14.10.1, libexif-0.6.22-4.el8, …), 112 product×package rows across 58 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (58 product lines)): Fixed 112. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0198/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-0198 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libexif), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-0198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libexif_project libexif < 0.6.22_p20201105 cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 33 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-0198

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