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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.0108 Exiv2 vulnerabilities 11 January 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Exiv2 Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-17581 CVE-2018-16336 CVE-2018-1758 CVE-2017-17669 CVE-2017-14864 CVE-2017-14862 CVE-2017-14859 CVE-2017-11683 CVE-2017-11591 CVE-2017-9239 Reference: ESB-2018.3655.2 Original Bulletin: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3852-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-3852-1: Exiv2 vulnerabilities 10 January 2019 exiv2 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 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 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862, CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336, CVE-2018-1758) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 exiv2 - 0.25-4ubuntu0.1 libexiv2-14 - 0.25-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS exiv2 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 libexiv2-14 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS exiv2 - 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 libexiv2-14 - 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS exiv2 - 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 libexiv2-12 - 0.23-1ubuntu2.2 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2017-11591 CVE-2017-11683 CVE-2017-14859 CVE-2017-14862 CVE-2017-14864 CVE-2017-17669 CVE-2017-9239 CVE-2018-16336 CVE-2018-17581 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. 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