Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
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.
7 January 2015
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
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.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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