libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability

libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability libexif fails to validate certain inputs, making it vulnerable to buffer overflows. libexif March 12, 2005 March 12, 2005: 01 84076 remote 0.5.12-r1 0.5.12-r1

libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving EXIF data.

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.

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.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r1"

CAN-2005-0664 vorlon078 lewk lewk