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Ubuntu 19.04: 4056-1 Moderate: Exiv2 Denial of Service Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4056-1
July 15, 2019

exiv2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.

Software Description:
- exiv2: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool

Details:

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PSD files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-19107, CVE-2018-19108)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-19535, CVE-2019-13112)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain CRW files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-13110, CVE-2019-13113)

It was discovered that incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-13114)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu1.1
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu0.2
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4056-1
  CVE-2018-19107, CVE-2018-19108, CVE-2018-19535, CVE-2019-13110,
  CVE-2019-13112, CVE-2019-13113, CVE-2019-13114

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4

Ubuntu 19.04: 4056-1 Moderate: Exiv2 Denial of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 15, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities resolved in Exiv2 across different Ubuntu releases. Ensure your system is updated for enhanced security.
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: exiv2 0.25-4ubuntu1.1 libexiv2-14 0.25-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.10: exiv2 0.25-4ubuntu0.2 libexiv2-14 0.25-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3 libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: exiv2 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4 libexiv2-14 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4056-1

CVE-2018-19107, CVE-2018-19108, CVE-2018-19535, CVE-2019-13110,

CVE-2019-13112, CVE-2019-13113, CVE-2019-13114

July 15, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4

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