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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-0452: Security patch for libexif (ALAS-2021-1580)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-0452: Security patch for libexif (ALAS-2021-1580)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/10/2020
Created
01/09/2021
Added
01/08/2021
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-159625731

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif-doc

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