ALPINE-CVE-2019-9278 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2019-9278 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.800000190734863

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.8	libexif	0.6.21-r3, 0.6.21-r2, 0.6.21-r1
Alpine:v3.11	libexif	0.6.17-r0, 0.6.19-r0, 0.6.19-r2
Alpine:v3.10	libexif	0.6.20-r1, 0.6.17-r0, 0.6.19-r0
Alpine:v3.12	libexif	0.6.21-r3, 0.6.21-r2, 0.6.21-r1
Alpine:v3.9	libexif	0, 0.6.19-r2, 0.6.19-r3

Timeline

Sep 27, 2019 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-9278 advisory

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