GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201706-24 ] jbig2dec |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: jbig2dec: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-24)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2017-06-22
Bug(s): #545234, #607188
ID: 201706-24
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in jbig2dec, the worst of
which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
jbig2dec is a decoder implementation of the JBIG2 image compression
format.
Affected Packages
Package: media-libs/jbig2dec
Vulnerable: < 0.13-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.13-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in jbig2dec. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a
specially crafted JBIG2 image file using an application linked against
jbig2dec library, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All jbig2dec users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jbig2dec-0.13-r1"
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References
CVE-2016-9601 |
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