Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201401-10 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif and exif, some of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 0.6.21 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-10
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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@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