rPath alert rPSA-2007-0115-1 (libexif)

From:
    	     
 
rPath Update Announcements <announce-noreply@rpath.com>
To:
    	     
 
security-announce@lists.rpath.com, update-announce@lists.rpath.com
Subject:
    	     
 
rPSA-2007-0115-1 libexif
Date:
    	     
 
Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:41:39 -0400
Cc:
    	     
 
full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, lwn@lwn.net
rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0115-1
Published: 2007-06-04
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    libexif=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/0.6.15-0.1-1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2645
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1431

Description:
    Previous versions of the libexif package can cause applications to
    crash when loading malformed exif data.  It is not currently known
    whether this vulnerability can be exploited to execute malicious code.

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html