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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704786
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4786-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libexif' package(s) announced via the DSA-4786-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libexif' package(s) announced via the DSA-4786-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that a boundary check in libexif, a library to parse EXIF files, could be optimised away by the compiler, resulting in a potential buffer overflow.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your libexif packages.

For the detailed security status of libexif please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libexif' package(s) on Debian 10.

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-2020-0452
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ELDZR6USD5PR34MRK2ZISLCYJ465FNKN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVBD5JRUQPN4LQHTAAJHA3MR5M7YTAC7/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01
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