GLSA 200706-01 libexif: Integer overflow vulnerability

Posted by Bob on: 06/05/2007 08:15 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - libexif: Integer overflow vulnerability. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200706-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libexif: Integer overflow vulnerability
Date: June 05, 2007
Bugs: #178081
ID: 200706-01

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Synopsis
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libexif fails to handle Exif (EXchangeable Image File) data inputs,
making it vulnerable to an integer overflow.

Background
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libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif data.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libexif lt; 0.6.15 gt;= 0.6.15

Description
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Victor Stinner reported an integer overflow in the
exif_data_load_data_entry() function from file exif-data.c while
handling Exif data.

Impact
======

An attacker could entice a user to process a file with specially
crafted Exif extensions with an application making use of libexif,
which will trigger the integer overflow and potentially execute
arbitrary code or crash the application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version. Please note
that users upgrading from "lt;=media-libs/libexif-0.6.13" should also run
revdep-rebuild after their upgrade.

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=media-libs/libexif-0.6.15"
# revdep-rebuild --library=/usr/lib/libexif.so

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-2645
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2645

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-01.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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