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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-16.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b7f370e430d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200712-16"> + <title>Exiv2: Integer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + An integer overflow vulnerability in Exiv2 possibly allows for the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">exiv2</product> + <announced>2007-12-29</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-12-29</revised> + <bug>202351</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/exiv2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.13-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.13-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Exiv2 is a C++ library and set of tools for parsing, editing and saving + Exif and IPTC metadata from images. Exif, the Exchangeable image file + format, specifies the addition of metadata tags to JPEG, TIFF and RIFF + files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Meder Kydyraliev (Google Security) discovered an integer overflow + vulnerability in the JpegThumbnail::setDataArea() method leading to a + heap-based buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice the user of an application making use of Exiv2 + or an application included in Exiv2 to load an image file with + specially crafted Exif tags, possibly resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Exiv2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/exiv2-0.13-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6353">CVE-2007-6353</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-12-21T23:04:55Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-12-23T19:26:11Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-12-23T19:28:25Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |