Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Exiv2 vulnerabilities (USN-3700-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 110922

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-10999)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11531)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3700-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 110922

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3700-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/5/2018

Updated: 10/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11531

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:exiv2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexiv2-12, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexiv2-14, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexiv2-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998, CVE-2018-10999, CVE-2018-11531, CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265

USN: 3700-1