Gentoo: GLSA-201401-10: libexif, exif: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libexif and exif. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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
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.
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
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.