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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..79c4b4e45138 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200712-15"> + <title>libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Two vulnerabilities in libexif possibly allow for the execution of + arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libexif</product> + <announced>2007-12-29</announced> + <revised>2007-12-29: 01</revised> + <bug>202350</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libexif" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.16-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.16-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from + images. Exif, the Exchangeable image file format, specifies the + addition of metadata tags to JPEG, TIFF and RIFF files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Meder Kydyraliev (Google Security) discovered an integer overflow + vulnerability in the exif_data_load_data_thumbnail() function leading + to a memory corruption (CVE-2007-6352) and an infinite recursion in the + exif_loader_write() function (CVE-2007-6351). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice the user of an application making use of + libexif to load an image file with specially crafted Exif tags, + possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running the application or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libexif-0.6.16-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6351">CVE-2007-6351</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6352">CVE-2007-6352</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-12-21T23:07:24Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-12-23T19:26:36Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-12-23T19:28:21Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |