[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201401-10 ] libexif, exif: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Sean Amoss]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201401-10
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libexif, exif: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 19, 2014
     Bugs: #426366
       ID: 201401-10

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif and exif, some of
which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from
images. exif is a small command line interface for libexif.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  media-libs/libexif           < 0.6.21                  >= 0.6.21
  2  media-gfx/exif               < 0.6.21                  >= 0.6.21
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libexif and exif.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
file using exif or an application linked against libexif, possibly
resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libexif-0.6.21"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as  revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying  some of these
packages.

All exif users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/exif-0.6.21"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2812
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2812
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-2813
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2813
[ 3 ] CVE-2012-2814
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2814
[ 4 ] CVE-2012-2836
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2836
[ 5 ] CVE-2012-2837
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2837
[ 6 ] CVE-2012-2840
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2840
[ 7 ] CVE-2012-2841
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2841
[ 8 ] CVE-2012-2845
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2845

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-10.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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