1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3668-1

USN-3668-1: Exempi vulnerabilities

Publication date

4 June 2018

Overview

Exempi could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • exempi - library to parse XMP metadata

Details

It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to hang or crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to hang or crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
17.10 artful exempi –  2.4.3-1ubuntu1.1
libexempi3 –  2.4.3-1ubuntu1.1
16.04 xenial exempi –  2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1
libexempi3 –  2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty exempi –  2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1
libexempi3 –  2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1

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