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libexif "exif_entry_fix()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA37378
Release Date: 2009-11-13
Last Update: 2009-11-23
Popularity: 617 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:libexif 0.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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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 error within the "exif_entry_fix()" function in libexif/libexif/exif-entry.c, which can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted file.

Reportedly, this vulnerability affects version 0.6.18 only.

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