Gentoo: 202012-15 Notice on OpenJPEG Remote Code Execution Alert
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December 8, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenJPEG, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJPEG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All OpenJPEG 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/openjpeg-2.1.1_p20160922:2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8871 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8871 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-1923 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1923 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-1924 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1924 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-3181 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3181 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-3182 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3182 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-3183 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3183 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-7445 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7445
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-26
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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: OpenJPEG: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2016
Bugs: #560632, #572430, #577608, #594740
ID: 201612-26
Background
OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 library.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/openjpeg < 2.1.1_p20160922 *>= 1.5.2
>= 2.1.1_p20160922
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted JPEG
file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of
Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to obtain
sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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