[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201401-10 ] libexif, exif: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-10

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: libexif, exif: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: January 19, 2014

Bugs: #426366

ID: 201401-10

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif and exif, some of

which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

 

Background

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libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from

images. exif is a small command line interface for libexif.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 media-libs/libexif < 0.6.21 >= 0.6.21

2 media-gfx/exif < 0.6.21 >= 0.6.21

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2 affected packages

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libexif and exif.

Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image

file using exif or an application linked against libexif, possibly

resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the

process or a Denial of Service condition.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libexif-0.6.21"

 

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools

such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these

packages.

 

All exif users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/exif-0.6.21"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2812

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2812

[ 2 ] CVE-2012-2813

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2813

[ 3 ] CVE-2012-2814

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2814

[ 4 ] CVE-2012-2836

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2836

[ 5 ] CVE-2012-2837

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2837

[ 6 ] CVE-2012-2840

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2840

[ 7 ] CVE-2012-2841

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2841

[ 8 ] CVE-2012-2845

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2845

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-10.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5