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CentOS 8 : libexif (CESA-2020:2550)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 145802

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2020:2550 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/errata/RHSA-2020:2550

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 145802

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2020-2550.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/1/2021

Updated: 3/23/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libexif, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libexif-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13112

RHSA: 2020:2550