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Gentoo: GLSA-201401-01 Normal: Libgdiplus Remote Execution

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Calendar Grey January 5, 2014
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Serious vulnerabilities in the integer handling of Libgdiplus as utilized in Gentoo may result in the potential for remote code execution. Immediate update is advised.
Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in Libgdiplus may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

An integer overflow flaw has been discovered in Libgdiplus.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All Libgdiplus users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-dotnet/libgdiplus-2.6.7-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since September 12, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1526 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1526

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-01
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Libgdiplus: Arbitrary code execution
Date: January 05, 2014
Bugs: #334101
ID: 201401-01

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution integer overflow Libgdiplus

Synopsis

Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in Libgdiplus may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Libgdiplus is the Mono library that provide a GDI+ comptible API on non-Windows operating systems.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-dotnet/libgdiplus < 2.6.7-r1 >= 2.6.7-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted TIFF/JPEG/BMP file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.