Gentoo: GLSA-201811-14 Moderate Severity due to Exiv2 Vulnerabilities
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November 24, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Exiv2, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exiv2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Exiv2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/exiv2-0.26_p20180811-r3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-17723 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17723 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-17724 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17724 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-10780 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10780 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-10958 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10958 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-10998 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10998 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-10999 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10999 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-11037 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11037 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-11531 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11531 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-12264 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12264 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-12265 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12265 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-5772 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5772 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-8976 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8976 [ 13 ] CVE-2018-8977 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8977 [ ...
Read the Full AdvisoryAvailability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-14
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Exiv2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 24, 2018
Bugs: #647810, #647812, #647816, #652822, #655842, #655958, #658236
ID: 201811-14
Topics Covered
Background
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image
metadata.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/exiv2 < 0.26_p20180811-r3 >= 0.26_p20180811-r3
Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain
sensitive information via a specially crafted file.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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