SB2012072524 - Out-of-bounds read in libexif (Alpine package)

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SB2012072524 - Out-of-bounds read in libexif (Alpine package)

Published: July 25, 2012

Security Bulletin ID SB2012072524
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2813)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References