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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-2645: libexif: Integer overflow vulnerability

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-2645: libexif: Integer overflow vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/14/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Integer overflow in the exif_data_load_data_entry function in exif-data.c in libexif before 0.6.14 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF data, involving the (1) doff or (2) s variable.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-libexif

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