Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200706-01
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: libexif: Integer overflow vulnerability
Date: June 05, 2007
Bugs: #178081
ID: 200706-01
Synopsis
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libexif fails to handle Exif (EXchangeable Image File) data inputs,
making it vulnerable to an integer overflow.
Background
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libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif data.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libexif < 0.6.15 >= 0.6.15
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Victor Stinner reported an integer overflow in the
exif_data_load_data_entry() function from file exif-data.c while
handling Exif data.
Impact
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An attacker could...
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