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Gentoo: GLSA-201908-26 Moderate: libofx Multiple Vulnerabilities Found

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Calendar Grey August 31, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo's security briefing GLSA 202209-15 highlights critical vulnerabilities in libofx, posing risks of unauthorized command execution. Immediate updates are advised
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libofx, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libofx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution remote attack execution risk normal severity libofx

Resolution

All libofx users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libofx-0.9.14"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-14731 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14731 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-2816 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2816 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-2920 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2920

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: libofx: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 31, 2019
Bugs: #631304, #636062, #662910
ID: 201908-26

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution remote attack execution risk normal severity libofx

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libofx, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

A library to support the Open Financial eXchange XML format

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libofx < 0.9.14 >= 0.9.14

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using an application linked against libofx, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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