SB2020061703 - Multiple vulnerabilities in libexif 

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SB2020061703 - Multiple vulnerabilities in libexif

Published: June 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020061703
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0182)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check when processing files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0198)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the exif_data_load_data_content() in exif-data.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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