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RHEL 5 : libexif (RHSA-2007:1165)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 29775
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated libexif packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The libexif packages contain the Exif library. Exif is an image file format specification that enables metadata tags to be added to existing JPEG, TIFF and RIFF files. The Exif library makes it possible to parse an Exif file and read this metadata.
An infinite recursion flaw was found in the way libexif parses Exif image tags. If a victim opens a carefully crafted Exif image file, it could cause the application linked against libexif to crash.
(CVE-2007-6351)
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way libexif parses Exif image tags. If a victim opens a carefully crafted Exif image file, it could cause the application linked against libexif to execute arbitrary code, or crash. (CVE-2007-6352)
Users of libexif are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected libexif and / or libexif-devel packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-6351
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 29775
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-1165.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/24/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6351, CVE-2007-6352