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libexif: vulnerability history, versions and safety

libexif is a package in the Alpine ecosystem. Vulert records 36 vulnerabilities for it across 11 releases, from Nov 2009 to May 2020. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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36 vulnerabilities recorded U36
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0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on libexif i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 21 May 2020. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.

Long-term outlook: usable, with an upgrade 36 vulnerabilities on record across 10 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Move the affected dependencies to the fixed versions listed below, then keep the package monitored so the next vulnerability reaches you. Fix it, then keep watch: Vulert alerts you when a new vulnerability affects the version you run. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 36 over 10 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 21 May 2020 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.1 i
  • With no published fix 0 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for libexif, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

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Version Vulert vulnerabilities Fix published Details
0.6.21-r3 U16 Yes Details →
0.6.21-r2 U18 Yes Details →
0.6.21-r1 U18 Yes Details →
0.6.21-r0 U18 Yes Details →
0.6.20-r1 U34 Yes Details →
0.6.20-r0 U34 Yes Details →
0.6.19-r3 U34 Yes Details →
0.6.19-r2 U34 Yes Details →
0.6.19-r1 U34 Yes Details →
0.6.19-r0 U34 Yes Details →
0.6.17-r0 U36 Yes Details →

Newest 11 of 11 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2009 2
  • 2012 16
  • 2017 2
  • 2018 2
  • 2019 4
  • 2020 10

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 36 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for libexif

The 5 most severe of 36 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability in libexif: Information Disclosure Risk 9.1 critical 0.6.22-r0 21 May 2020
Out-of-Bounds Heap Read Vulnerability in libexif - CVE-2017-7544 9.1 critical 0.6.21-r3 21 Sep 2017
Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in libexif 9.1 critical 0.6.22-r0 21 May 2020
Out-of-Bounds Heap Read Vulnerability in libexif 9.1 critical 0.6.21-r3 21 Sep 2017
Critical Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in libexif: CVE-2019-9278 8.8 high 0.6.22-r0 27 Sep 2019

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About libexif

Is libexif safe to use?

Vulert records 36 vulnerabilities for libexif in Alpine: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 36 not yet rated. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

How many vulnerabilities does libexif have?

36 vulnerabilities are recorded for libexif in the Alpine ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 36 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new libexif vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for libexif in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 20 Nov 2009. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of libexif are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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