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Gentoo: GLSA-202310-05 Standard: LibXYZ Buffer Overflow Security Alert

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Calendar Grey July 7, 2015
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
An issue in Exiv2 on Gentoo leads to potential Denial of Service. It's advisable to update to reduce threats.
A vulnerability in Exiv2 could lead to Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Exiv2 has a buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo normal severity exiv2

Resolution

All Exiv2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/exiv2-0.24-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9449 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9449

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03
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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: Exiv2: Denial of Service
Date: July 07, 2015
Bugs: #534608
ID: 201507-03

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo normal severity exiv2

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Exiv2 could lead to Denial of Service condition.

Background

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/exiv2 < 0.24-r1 >= 0.24-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a specially crafted AVI file with IKEY INFO tag.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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