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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1936.2
Exiv2 vulnerabilities
4 July 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: exiv2
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-12265 CVE-2018-12264 CVE-2018-11531
CVE-2018-10999 CVE-2018-10998 CVE-2018-10958
Reference: ESB-2018.1933
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3700-1
Revision History: July 4 2018: Added OS tag.
July 4 2018: Initial Release
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3700-1
July 03, 2018
exiv2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 17.10
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
Software Description:
- - exiv2: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool
Details:
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-10999)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11531)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 17.10:
exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
exiv2 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
libexiv2-14 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
exiv2 0.23-1ubuntu2.1
libexiv2-12 0.23-1ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3700-1
 CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998, CVE-2018-10999, CVE-2018-11531,
 CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265
Package Information:
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.23-1ubuntu2.1
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