Executive Summary
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Updated exiv2 packages fix vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:006 | First vendor Publication | 2008-01-10 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-01-10 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| An integer overflow in the Exiv2 library allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EXIF file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:006 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20029 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20029 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1474-1 exiv2 - arbitrary code execution | ||
| Description: | Meder Kydyraliev discovered an integer overflow in the thumbnail handling of libexif, the EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation library, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1474-1 CVE-2007-6353 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | exiv2 |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7893 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7893 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1474 exiv2 -- integer overflow | ||
| Description: | Meder Kydyraliev discovered an integer overflow in the thumbnail handling of libexif, the EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation library, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code. The old stable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain exiv2 packages. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1474 CVE-2007-6353 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | exiv2 |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for exiv2 MDVSA-2008:006 (exiv2) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_006.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for exiv2 vulnerabilities USN-655-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_655_1.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for exiv2 FEDORA-2007-4551 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_4551_exiv2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for exiv2 FEDORA-2007-4591 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_4591_exiv2_fc7.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200712-16 (exiv2) File : nvt/glsa_200712_16.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 40249 | Exiv2 exif.cpp Crafted EXIF File Arbitrary Code Execution |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-655-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-01-27 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1474.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-31 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200712-16.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-4551.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-4591.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_libexiv2-4850.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:39:06 |
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