Gentoo: GLSA-201701-55 Moderate: LibX11 Heap Buffer Overflow Risk
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January 23, 2017
A buffer overflow in DCRaw might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
An integer overflow was discovered in the ljpeg_start function in DCRaw.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All DCRaw users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/dcraw-9.26.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3885 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3885
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-54
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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: DCRaw: Buffer overflow
Date: January 23, 2017
Bugs: #549336
ID: 201701-54
Topics Covered
Background
Command-line decoder for raw digital photos.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/dcraw < 9.26.0 >= 9.26.0
Impact
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Remote attackers, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted image,
could cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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