[USN-4159-1] Exiv2 vulnerability

[Leonidas S. Barbosa]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4159-1
October 21, 2019

exiv2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Exiv2 could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted
file.

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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu2.1
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 19.04:
  exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu1.2
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5

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

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1
  CVE-2019-17402

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5
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