libexif up to 0.6.13 EXIF Information memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in libexif up to 0.6.13. This affects an unknown function of the component EXIF Information Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2645. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libexif up to 0.6.13. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component EXIF Information Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the exif_data_load_data_entry function in exif-data.c in libexif before 0.6.14 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF data, involving the (1) doff or (2) s variable.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2007. The weakness was disclosed 05/11/2007 by Victor Stinner with INL (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2645 since 05/14/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27317 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : libexif (libexif-3703)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165062 (OpenSUSE Security Update for libexif (SUSE-SA:2007:039)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceforge.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34233), Exploit-DB (30024), Tenable (27317), SecurityFocus (BID 23927†) and OSVDB (35978†). 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 27317
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : libexif (libexif-3703)
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OpenVAS ID: 60360
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1487-1 (libexif)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sourceforge.net

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Victor Stinner
Organization: INL
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2645 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3077

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X-Force: 34233 - Libexif exif_data_load_data_entry integer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 23927 - LibEXIF Exif_Data_Load_Data_Entry Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28776
OSVDB: 35978 - libexif exif-data.c exif_data_load_data_entry Function EXIF Data Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 15337 - Libexif Integer Overflow Allows User-Assisted Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1761

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2007 10:52
Updated: 12/19/2024 10:11
Changes: 05/18/2007 10:52 (98), 07/20/2019 16:07 (2), 12/19/2024 10:11 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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