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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120482
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-126)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libexif' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-126 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libexif' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-126 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws were found in the way libexif processed Exif tags. An attacker could create a specially-crafted image file that, when opened in an application linked against libexif, could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Affected Software/OS:
'libexif' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2812
BugTraq ID: 54437
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
Debian Security Information: DSA-2559 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1255
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0902 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0903 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2813
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2814
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2836
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2837
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2840
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2841
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