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CVE-2020-13113 json

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-5389

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Use of uninitialized memory in EXIF Makernote handling could lead to crashes and potential use-after-free conditions.

Patch / fix

  • libexif_project libexif 0.6.22
  • libexif Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.21-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13113

  • libexif Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.6.21-2ubuntu0.5
  • libexif Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 0.6.21-4ubuntu0.5
  • libexif Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 0.6.21-6ubuntu0.3
  • libexif Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13113

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  • libexif RHEL 8 0.6.22-4.el8
  • libexif RHEL 7 0.6.22-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4766RHSA-2020:4040

  • libexif SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP2, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 +1 more 0.6.22-5.6.1
  • libexif SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +16 more 0.6.22-8.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1553-2SUSE-SU-2020:1553-1SUSE-SU-2020:1534-1

  • libexif openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.6.23-1.2
  • libexif openSUSE Leap 15.1 0.6.22-lp151.4.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10939-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0793-1

  • libexif Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 0.6.22-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-13113

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  • libexif Arch Linux 0.6.22-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1166

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-13113 updated cvss 8.2

libexif: use of uninitialized memory in EXIF Makernote handling can lead to crashes and use-after-free

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libexif Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libexif
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libexif-devel 0.6.22-4.el8, libexif-debuginfo 0.6.22-4.el8, libexif-debugsource 0.6.22-4.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libexif 0.6.22-4.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4766
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libexif 0.6.22-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libexif-doc 0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-devel 0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-debuginfo 0.6.22-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libexif 0.6.22-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libexif 0.6.22-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libexif-doc 0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-devel 0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-debuginfo 0.6.22-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libexif 0.6.22-1.el7
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libexif-doc 0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-devel 0.6.22-1.el7, libexif-debuginfo 0.6.22-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4040

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Exploit prediction

1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

Sources

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