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RHEL 8 : libexif (RHSA-2020:2672)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 137834
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2672 advisory.- libexif: several buffer over-reads in EXIF MakerNote handling can lead to information disclosure and DoS (CVE-2020-13112)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected libexif and / or libexif-devel packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13112
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 137834
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-2672.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/25/2020
Updated: 5/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
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-2020-13112
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.1, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-13112