[Pkg-phototools-devel] Bug#945948: libexif: CVE-2019-9278

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libexif
Version: 0.6.21-5.1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/26
Control: found -1 0.6.21-2

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libexif.

CVE-2019-9278[0]:
| In libexif, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer
| overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in the
| media content provider with no additional execution privileges needed.
| User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions:
| Android-10Android ID: A-112537774


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9278
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9278
[1] https://github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/26

Regards,
Salvatore