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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ca48ac6 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200503-17"> + <title>libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + libexif fails to validate certain inputs, making it vulnerable to buffer + overflows. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libexif</product> + <announced>March 12, 2005</announced> + <revised>March 12, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>84076</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libexif" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.5.12-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.12-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving EXIF data. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + libexif contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the EXIF tag + validation code. When opening an image with a specially crafted EXIF + tag, the lack of validation can cause applications linked to libexif to + crash. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A specially crafted EXIF file could crash applications making use + of libexif, potentially allowing 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 libexif users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0664">CAN-2005-0664</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:28:06 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:56:45 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 12 Mar 2005 18:48:27 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |