Exiv2 setDataArea buffer overflow
| exiv2-setdataarea-bo (39118) |  High Risk |
Description:
Exiv2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow error in the setDataArea function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted EXIF image file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Andreas Huggel, Exiv2 0.15
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
Remedy:
Refer to Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 425921 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Exiv2 Web site, Exiv2 at http://www.exiv2.org/.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 425921, CVE-2007-6353 exiv2: integer overflow in EXIF parsing at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425921.
- BID-26918: Exiv2 EXIF File Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6353: Integer overflow in exif.cpp in exiv2 library allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EXIF file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- DSA-1474: exiv2 -- integer overflow
- GLSA-200712-16: Exiv2: Integer overflow
- MDVSA-2008:006: Updated exiv2 packages fix vulnerability
- SA28132: Exiv2 EXIF Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2008:001: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-655-1: exiv2 vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4252: Exiv2 setDataArea() EXIF Data Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 17, 2007
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