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GLSA-200706-09 : libexif: Buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25594

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200706-09 (libexif: Buffer overflow)

 iDefense Labs have discovered that the exif_data_load_data_entry() function in libexif/exif-data.c improperly handles integer data while working with an image with many EXIF components, allowing an integer overflow possibly leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 An attacker could entice a user of an application making use of a vulnerable version of libexif to load a specially crafted image file, possibly resulting in a crash of the application or the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libexif-0.6.16'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200706-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25594

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200706-09.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 6/27/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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:gentoo:linux:libexif, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4168

GLSA: 200706-09