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Ubuntu Update for libexif vulnerability USN-471-1
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-471-1
Insight
Insight
Victor Stinner discovered that libexif did not correctly validate the size of some EXIF header fields. By tricking a user into opening an image with specially crafted EXIF headers, a remote attacker could cause the application using libexif to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libexif vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.