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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1513-1 Moderate: libexif Denial Of Service

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libexif could be made to crash, run programs as your login, or expose sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1513-1
July 23, 2012

libexif vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

libexif could be made to crash, run programs as your login, or expose
sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- libexif: library to parse EXIF files

Details:

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that libexif incorrectly parsed certain
malformed EXIF tags. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image file, an attacker could cause libexif
to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2012-2812, CVE-2012-2813)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that libexif incorrectly parsed certain
malformed EXIF tags. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image file, an attacker could cause libexif
to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2012-2814)

Yunho Kim discovered that libexif incorrectly parsed certain malformed EXIF
tags. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted image file, an attacker could cause libexif to crash,
leading to a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2012-2836)

Yunho Kim discovered that libexif incorrectly parsed certain malformed EXIF
tags. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted image file, an attacker could cause libexif to crash,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2837)

Dan Fandrich discovered that libexif incorrectly parsed certain malformed
EXIF tags. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted image file, an attacker could cause libexif to crash,
leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2012-2840, CVE-2012-2841)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libexif12                       0.6.20-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libexif12                       0.6.20-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libexif12                       0.6.20-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libexif12                       0.6.19-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  libexif12                       0.6.16-2.1ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1513-1
  CVE-2012-2812, CVE-2012-2813, CVE-2012-2814, CVE-2012-2836,
  CVE-2012-2837, CVE-2012-2840, CVE-2012-2841

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.20-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.20-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.20-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.19-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.16-2.1ubuntu0.2


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1513-1 Moderate: libexif Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 23, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-1587-2 outlines vulnerabilities in libgcrypt that could lead to potential system complications or unintended information leaks.
libexif could be made to crash, run programs as your login, or expose sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libexif12 0.6.20-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libexif12 0.6.20-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libexif12 0.6.20-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libexif12 0.6.19-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libexif12 0.6.16-2.1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1513-1

CVE-2012-2812, CVE-2012-2813, CVE-2012-2814, CVE-2012-2836,

CVE-2012-2837, CVE-2012-2840, CVE-2012-2841

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July 23, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.20-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.20-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.20-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.19-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.16-2.1ubuntu0.2

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