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Ubuntu 4270-1: Information on Exiv2 Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey February 5, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-4270-1 concerns Exiv2 and highlights vulnerabilities leading to denial of service when handling specifically designed image files. Check for update information.
Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted image.

Summary

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

Software Description:

- exiv2: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool

Details:

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain images.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu update instructions software issue Exiv2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu2.2
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4270-1

CVE-2019-20421

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February 05, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu update instructions software issue Exiv2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6

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