| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to exiv2
announced via advisory USN-655-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
Meder Kydyraliev discovered that exiv2 did not correctly handle certain
EXIF headers. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could cause the application
linked against libexiv2 to crash, leading to a denial of service, or
possibly executing arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2007-6353)
Joakim Bildrulle discovered that exiv2 did not correctly handle Nikon
lens EXIF information. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could cause the
application linked against libexiv2 to crash, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2008-2696)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 7.04:
libexiv2-0.12 0.12-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 7.10:
libexiv2-0 0.15-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libexiv2-2 0.16-3ubuntu1.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect
the necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-655-1
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.5
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