EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:12744

Info

EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12744
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0664
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 07 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Sylvain Defresne.
Vulnerable: Peachtree Linux release 1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
libexif libexif 0.6.11
libexif libexif 0.6.9
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 libexif libexif 0.5.12
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Redhat Desktop 4.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
 + Redhat Fedora Core3
 + Redhat Fedora Core2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

libexif is reported prone to a memory corruption vulnerability. It is reported that the issue presents itself when the affected library is processing malformed EXIF tags.

It is reported that this issue may be leveraged to execute arbitrary code in the context of an application that is linked to the vulnerable library.

Exploit / POC

EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Conectiva has released an advisory (CLSA-2005:960) along with fixes available dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Peachtree Linux has released an advisory (PLSN-0006) and updates to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Mandrake has released an advisory (MDKSA-2005:064) and updates to address this vulnerability. Please peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Ubuntu has released an advisory (USN-91-1) and updates to address this vulnerability. Please peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

RedHat Fedora has released advisories FEDORA-2005-199 and FEDORA-2005-200 for their Fedora Core 2 and Core 3 products. Please see the referenced advisories for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Gentoo has released advisory GLSA 200503-17 to address this issue. Updates may be applied by running the following commands as the superuser:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r1"

Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2005:300-08 and fixes to address this issue on Red Hat Linux Enterprise platforms. Customers who are affected by this issue are advised to apply the appropriate updates. Customers subscribed to the Red Hat Network may apply the appropriate fixes using the Red Hat Update Agent (up2date). Please see referenced advisory for additional information.

SuSE Linux has released an advisory (SUSE-SR:2005:011) along with updates dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Debian has released advisory DSA 709-1 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the advisory for more information.


libexif libexif 0.5.12

libexif libexif 0.6.9

References

EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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