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Peachtree Linux Security Notice PLSN-0006
April 22, 2005
Remote DoS vulnerability in libexif
CAN-2005-0664
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The following Peachtree Linux releases are affected:
Peachtree Linux release 1 ("Atlanta")
Description:
CAN-2005-0664: Buffer overflow in the EXIF library (libexif) does not
properly validate the structure of the EXIF tags, which allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly
execute arbitrary code via an image with a crafted EXIF tag.
Packages:
alpha
8cdf8dde707c24d1817eb99f5c81b783 libexif-0.6.11.alpha.dist
i386
767c6442a6e76ba424b2295c422bea3c libexif-0.6.11.i686.dist
ppc
e5e7a516f9fc5be261c00beae0577517 libexif-0.6.11.ppc.dist
Solution:
Download the appropriate package for your release of Peachtree linux.
Upgrade your system to the new package:
distadd -u packagename
Where package name is the name of the package file from the list above.
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Peachtree Linux Security Team
http://peachtree.burdell.org/
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