=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4056-1
July 15, 2019
exiv2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
Software Description:
- exiv2: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool
Details:
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PSD files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-19107, CVE-2018-19108)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-19535, CVE-2019-13112)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain CRW files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-13110, CVE-2019-13113)
It was discovered that incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-13114)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
exiv2 0.25-4ubuntu1.1
libexiv2-14 0.25-4ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.10:
exiv2 0.25-4ubuntu0.2
libexiv2-14 0.25-4ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
exiv2 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4
libexiv2-14 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4056-1
CVE-2018-19107, CVE-2018-19108, CVE-2018-19535, CVE-2019-13110,
CVE-2019-13112, CVE-2019-13113, CVE-2019-13114
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.4