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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5043-2)

🗓️ 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'exiv2' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10 is missing an update fixing a regression that could cause a crash in applications using libexiv2

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845186");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-37620");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-01-12 02:00:22 +0000 (Wed, 12 Jan 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-08-17 14:41:00 +0000 (Tue, 17 Aug 2021)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5043-2)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(20\.04\ LTS|21\.04|21\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5043-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5043-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1941752");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'exiv2' package(s) announced via the USN-5043-2 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-5043-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update introduced a new regression
that could cause a crash in applications using libexiv2. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain image files.
 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
 (CVE-2021-37620)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'exiv2' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exiv2", ver:"0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexiv2-27", ver:"0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU21.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exiv2", ver:"0.27.3-3ubuntu1.6", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexiv2-27", ver:"0.27.3-3ubuntu1.6", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU21.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exiv2", ver:"0.27.3-3ubuntu4.1", rls:"UBUNTU21.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexiv2-27", ver:"0.27.3-3ubuntu4.1", rls:"UBUNTU21.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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12 Jan 2022 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
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CVSS35.5
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