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GLSA-201507-03 : Exiv2: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84602

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201507-03 (Exiv2: Denial of Service)

 Exiv2 has a buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a specially crafted AVI file with IKEY INFO tag.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Exiv2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/exiv2-0.24-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84602

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201507-03.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Published: 7/8/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:exiv2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9449

BID: 71912

GLSA: 201507-03