Gentoo: GLSA-202401-22 Moderate: Vulnerability in XYZ Package
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December 6, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ARJ, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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
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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: ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 06, 2016
Bugs: #535708, #541500
ID: 201612-15
Background
Open-source implementation of the ARJ archiver.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/arj < 3.10.22-r5 >= 3.10.22-r5
Impact
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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.
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