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Ubuntu 14.10: 2454-1 Critical Exiv2 Crash Threat Advisory

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Calendar Grey January 7, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 16.04 Exiv2 security flaw notification highlights the potential threat and required patches for safeguarding.
Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- exiv2: EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation tool

Details:

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain tag values in

video files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a

specially-crafted video file, a remote attacker could cause Exiv2 to crash,

resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service system update ubuntu crash exiv2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libexiv2-13                     0.24-2ubuntu1.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2454-1

CVE-2014-9449

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January 07, 2015

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security advisory denial of service system update ubuntu crash exiv2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.24-2ubuntu1.1

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