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libexif EXIF Information Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25642
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Release Date:
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2007-06-13
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Last Update:
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2007-06-14
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Popularity:
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7,075 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | libexif 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4168
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in libexif, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error within the "exif_data_load_data_entry()" function when handling EXIF component information and can be exploited to cause a heap based buffer overflow.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to crash an application using the library or to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.6.16.
Solution:
Update to version 0.6.16.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sean Larsson, iDefense Labs
Changelog:
2007-06-14: Updated "Description" section. Added information from iDefense. Added link to "Original Advisory" section. Updated "Title".
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=515385
iDefense:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=543
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