Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:29586

Info

Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29586
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2696
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 06 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 04 2008 12:55AM
Credit: Joakim Bildrulle
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.6.2
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.6.1
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.9
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.8
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.7
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.6
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.4
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.3
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.16
Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.15
Not Vulnerable: Andreas Huggel Exiv2 0.17

Discussion

Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability

The Exiv2 library is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability caused by a divide-by-zero error when processing certain Nikon lens metadata.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions in applications using a vulnerable version of the library.

The issue affects Exiv2 0.16; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc

References

Exiv2 Pretty Printing for Nikon Lens Metadata Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

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