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Debian DLA-2249-1 : libexif security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 137419

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

The following CVE(s) were reported against src:libexif.

CVE-2020-0182

In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.
User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVE-2020-0198

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 0.6.21-2+deb8u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your libexif packages.

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

Solution

Upgrade the affected libexif-dev, and libexif12 packages.

See Also

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00020.html

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/libexif

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 137419

File Name: debian_DLA-2249.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/17/2020

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexif-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexif12, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0182, CVE-2020-0198