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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : libexif (ELSA-2012-1255)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68615

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-1255 advisory.

 [0.6.21-5]
 - Update to version 0.6.21 fixing many bugs and CVEs
 - Remove upstreamed patches
 - Resolves: #839915

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 and / or libexif-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2012-1255.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68615

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1255.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2841

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2814

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libexif, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libexif-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2812, CVE-2012-2813, CVE-2012-2814, CVE-2012-2836, CVE-2012-2837, CVE-2012-2840, CVE-2012-2841

BID: 54437

RHSA: 2012:1255