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Gentoo: GLSA-201401-10 Moderate: libexif Arbitrary Code Execution

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Multiple security flaws identified in libexif and exif may permit remote code execution. Please upgrade to the most recent version to mitigate potential threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif and exif, some of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution multiple vulnerabilities libexif exif

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

[ 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: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-10
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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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution multiple vulnerabilities libexif exif

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.

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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

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.