Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libexif-doc package, versions <0:0.6.21-7.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBEXIFDOC-1680847
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed21 May 2020

Introduced: 21 May 2020

CVE-2020-13112  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libexif-doc to version 0:0.6.21-7.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1443.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexif-doc package and not the libexif-doc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Several buffer over-reads in EXIF MakerNote handling could lead to information disclosure and crashes. This is different from CVE-2020-0093.

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