Gentoo: GLSA-201612-15: ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ARJ. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All ARJ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/arj-3.10.22-r5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0556 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0556 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-0557 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0557 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-2782 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2782
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-15
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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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ARJ, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
Open-source implementation of the ARJ archiver.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/arj < 3.10.22-r5 >= 3.10.22-r5
Impact
===== An attacker, using a specially crafted ARJ archive, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.