Gentoo: GLSA-202303-10 Moderate Risk DoS Vulnerability in Libpng
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February 27, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libwmf allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libwmf. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All libwmf users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libwmf-0.2.8.4-r6"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0848 https://nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-0848 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-4588 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4588 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-4695 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4695 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-4696 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4696
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03
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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: libwmf: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 27, 2016
Bugs: #551144, #553818
ID: 201602-03
Topics Covered
Background
libwmf is a library for converting WMF files.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libwmf < 0.2.8.4-r6 >= 0.2.8.4-r6
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known work around at this time.
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