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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 137554

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4396-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182)

 It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote denial of service. (CVE-2020-0198)

 It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13112)

 It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13113)

 It was discovered libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13114)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libexif-dev and / or libexif12 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4396-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 137554

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4396-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/17/2020

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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-2020-13113

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13112

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexif-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexif12

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182, CVE-2020-0198, CVE-2020-13112, CVE-2020-13113, CVE-2020-13114

USN: 4396-1