USN-3700-1: Exiv2 vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 17.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• exiv2 - EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool

Details

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-10999)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11531)

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04

• exiv2 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
• libexiv2-14 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 17.10

• exiv2 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
• libexiv2-14 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• exiv2 - 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
• libexiv2-14 - 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04

• exiv2 - 0.23-1ubuntu2.1
• libexiv2-12 - 0.23-1ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2018-10958
• CVE-2018-10998
• CVE-2018-10999
• CVE-2018-11531
• CVE-2018-12264
• CVE-2018-12265