Buffer overflow in the EXIF library (libexif) 0.6.9 does not properly validate the structure of the EXIF tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a crafted EXIF tag.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libexif | Libexif | 0.6.9 (including) | 0.6.9 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | libexif-0:0.5.12-5.1 | * |
| Libexif | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Libexif | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Libexif | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Libexif | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17705
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013398
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102041-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-709
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:064
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-300.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0240
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2565
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7152
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10832
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/91-1/