libexif 0.6.9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in libexif 0.6.9. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-0664. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libexif 0.6.9 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the EXIF library (libexif) 0.6.9 does not properly validate the structure of the EXIF tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a crafted EXIF tag.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 as Bug 7152 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0664 since 03/07/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18056 (Debian DSA-709-1 : libexif - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19622), Tenable (18056), SecurityFocus (BID 12744†), OSVDB (14607†) and Secunia (SA14504†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18056
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-709-1 : libexif - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53534
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 709-1 (libexif)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 7152
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24565

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X-Force: 19622
SecurityFocus: 12744 - EXIF Library EXIF Tag Parsing Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 14504
OSVDB: 14607 - CVE-2005-0664 - libexif - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013398
Vulnerability Center: 7388 - Buffer Overflow in the EXIF Library 0.6.9, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0240

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/06/2019 09:52
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (69), 06/06/2019 09:52 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:4E2:103

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