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RHEL 4 : libexif (RHSA-2005:300)

low Nessus Plugin ID 17591

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libexif packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The libexif package contains the EXIF library. Applications use this library to parse EXIF image files.

A bug was found in the way libexif parses EXIF tags. An attacker could create a carefully crafted EXIF image file which could cause image viewers linked against libexif to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0664 to this issue.

Users of libexif should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected libexif and / or libexif-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0664

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:300

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 17591

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-300.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/21/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0664

RHSA: 2005:300