USN-2454-1: Exiv2 vulnerability
7 January 2015
Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- 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 versions:
Ubuntu 14.10
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.