Gentoo Linux GLSA-202310-15 Important: libXML2 DoS Attack
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January 29, 2017
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeImage, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in in FreeImage. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All FreeImage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freeimage-3.15.4-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0852 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0852 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-5684 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5684
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
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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: FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 29, 2017
Bugs: #559006, #596350
ID: 201701-68
Topics Covered
Background
FreeImage is an Open Source library project for developers who would
like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG,
TIFF and others as needed by today's multimedia applications.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/freeimage < 3.15.4-r1 >= 3.15.4-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted
image file, 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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