USN-3668-1: Exempi vulnerabilities
4 June 2018
Exempi could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- exempi - library to parse XMP metadata
Details
It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to hang or crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.