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Gentoo: GLSA-202205-14 Normal: FOO-LIB Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey May 18, 2014
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A vulnerability in the JBIG-KIT library could be exploited by remote adversaries to trigger a Denial of Service attack. Apply the necessary updates to mitigate this security risk.
A stack-based buffer overflow in JBIG-KIT might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service.

Summary

JBIG-KIT contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the jbg_dec_in function in libjbig/jbig.c.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo buffer overflow Denial of Service normal severity JBIG-KIT libjbig

Resolution

All JBIG-KIT users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jbigkit-2.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6369 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6369

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-20
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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: JBIG-KIT: Denial of Service
Date: May 18, 2014
Bugs: #507254
ID: 201405-20

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo buffer overflow Denial of Service normal severity JBIG-KIT libjbig

Synopsis

A stack-based buffer overflow in JBIG-KIT might allow remote attackersto cause a Denial of Service.

Background

JBIG-KIT is a software implementation of the JBIG1 data compression standard.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/jbigkit < 2.1 >= 2.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a specially crafted image file.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.