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GLSA-200503-17 : libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability

low Nessus Plugin ID 17319

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-200503-17 (libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability)

 libexif contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the EXIF tag validation code. When opening an image with a specially crafted EXIF tag, the lack of validation can cause applications linked to libexif to crash.
 Impact :

 A specially crafted EXIF file could crash applications making use of libexif, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-17

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 17319

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200503-17.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 3/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0664

GLSA: 200503-17