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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: March 12, 2005
Bugs: #84076
ID: 200503-17
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Synopsis
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libexif fails to validate certain inputs, making it vulnerable to
buffer overflows.
Background
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libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving EXIF data.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libexif < 0.5.12-r1 >= 0.5.12-r1
Description
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libexif contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the EXIF tag
validation code. When opening an image with a specially crafted EXIF
tag, the lack of validation can cause applications linked to libexif to
crash.
Impact
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A specially crafted EXIF file could crash applications making use of
libexif, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application.
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-0.5.12-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0664
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0664
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-200503-17.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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 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/2.0
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