============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2454-1 January 07, 2015 exiv2 vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 Summary: Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - exiv2: EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation tool Details: It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain tag values in video files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted video file, a remote attacker could cause Exiv2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libexiv2-13 0.24-2ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2454-1 CVE-2014-9449 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.24-2ubuntu1.1