Debian DSA-4786-1 : libexif - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 142635

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that a boundary check in libexif, a library to parse EXIF files, could be optimised away by the compiler, resulting in a potential buffer overflow.

Solution

Upgrade the libexif packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u5.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 142635

File Name: debian_DSA-4786.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/9/2020

Updated: 11/20/2020

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0452

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexif, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0452

DSA: 4786

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