Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2454-1
7th January, 2015
exiv2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
Summary
Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- exiv2
– EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation tool
Details
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain tag values in
video files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially-crafted video file, a remote attacker could cause Exiv2 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
libexiv2-13
0.24-2ubuntu1.1
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.