Gentoo: GLSA-202304-12 Normal: SWFTools Security Vulnerability
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April 17, 2012
A heap-based buffer overflow in SWFTools could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Integer overflow errors in the "getPNG()" function in png.c and the "jpeg_load()" function in jpeg.c could cause a heap-based buffer overflow.
Resolution
Gentoo discontinued support for SWFTools. We recommend that usersunmerge swftools:
# emerge --unmerge "media-gfx/swftools"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1516 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1516
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201204-05
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: SWFTools: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: April 17, 2012
Bugs: #332649
ID: 201204-05
Background
SWFTools is a collection of SWF manipulation and generation utilities
written by Rainer Böhme and Matthias Kramm.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/swftools <= 0.9.1 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG
or JPEG file, 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.
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