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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844338
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4277-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libexif' package(s) announced via the USN-4277-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libexif' package(s) announced via the USN-4277-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Liu Bingchang discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information or
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6328)

Lili Xu and Bingchang Liu discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information or cause
a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-7544)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-9278)

Affected Software/OS:
'libexif' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6328
GLSA-202007-05
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05
USN-4277-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4277-1/
[debian-lts-announce] 20200518 [SECURITY] [DLA 2214-1] libexif security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-6328
openSUSE-SU-2020:0793
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7544
https://sourceforge.net/p/libexif/bugs/130/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-9278
Bugtraq: 20200210 [SECURITY] [DSA 4618-1] libexif security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/9
Debian Security Information: DSA-4618 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4618
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO2VTHD7OLPJDCJBHKUQTBAHZOBBCF6X/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VA5BPQLOFXIZOOJHBYDU635Z5KLUMTDD/
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00007.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/27/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/07/1
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0264 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0793 (Google Search)
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