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SuSE9 Security Update : libexif (YOU Patch Number 12045)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41185

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Two bugs in libexif were identified by a Google Security Audit done by Meder Kydyraliev.

 - Loading EXIF data could be used to cause a infinite recursion and crash. (CVE-2007-6351)

 - Integer overflows in the thumbnail handler could be used to overflow buffers and potentially execute code or crash a program using libexif. (CVE-2007-6352)

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12045.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6351.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6352.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41185

File Name: suse9_12045.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6351, CVE-2007-6352

CWE: 189