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Debian DSA-1310-1 : libexif - integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25532

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in libexif, a library to parse EXIF files, which allows denial of service and possible execution of arbitrary code via malformed EXIF data.

Solution

Upgrade the libexif package.

For the old-stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.9-6sarge1.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.13-5etch1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=424775

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1310

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25532

File Name: debian_DSA-1310.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/18/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexif, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4168

DSA: 1310