DSA-4786-1 libexif -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-0452  

It was discovered that a boundary check in libexif, a library to parse EXIF files, could be optimised away by the compiler, resulting in a potential buffer overflow. For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u5. We recommend that you upgrade your libexif packages. For the detailed security status of libexif please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libexif

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4786-1 libexif -- security update

Date Reported:
08 Nov 2020
Affected Packages:
libexif
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-0452.
More information:

It was discovered that a boundary check in libexif, a library to parse EXIF files, could be optimised away by the compiler, resulting in a potential buffer overflow.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your libexif packages.

For the detailed security status of libexif please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libexif