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Gentoo: GLSA-202208-04 Low: libmcpp Denial Of Service Issue

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Calendar Grey August 4, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws in libmcpp may result in service interruptions; it is advised that users update to the most recent release.
Multiple vulnerabilities in libmcpp could result in a denial of service condition.

Summary

A buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read vulnerability have been discovered in libmcpp, which could be exploited for denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo buffer overflow libmcpp

Resolution

All libmcpp users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-cpp/libmcpp-2.7.2_p5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-14274 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14274

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-04
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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: Low
Title: libmcpp: Denial of service
Date: August 04, 2022
Bugs: #718808
ID: 202208-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo buffer overflow libmcpp

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in libmcpp could result in a denial of service condition.

Background

libmcpp is a portable C/C++ preprocessor.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-cpp/libmcpp < 2.7.2_p5 >= 2.7.2_p5

Impact

===== An attacker that can provide crafted input to libmcpp could achieve denial of service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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