CVE-2019-9278

Name: CVE-2019-9278
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-09-27T19:15:19.06+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 4.06%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-9278 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

4.06%

89.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	10.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Fedoraproject	Fedora	31
Fedoraproject	Fedora	32
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1Mailing List
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/75aa73267fdb1e0ebfbc00369e7312bac43d0566Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/26Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00007.htmlMailing 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/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4618Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1Mailing List
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/75aa73267fdb1e0ebfbc00369e7312bac43d0566Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/26Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00007.htmlMailing 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/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4618Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 27, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-9278?

How severe is CVE-2019-9278?

CVE-2019-9278 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9278?

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Source: NVD / NIST