MGASA-2018-0388 - Updated libextratcor packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 21 Sep 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0388.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-14346,
     CVE-2018-14347,
     CVE-2018-14430

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor which may lead to
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially
crafted file is opened (CVE-2018-14346, CVE-2018-14347, CVE-2018-16430).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23559
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14346
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14347
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14430

SRPMS:
- 6/core/libextractor-1.7-1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0388: libextratcor security update

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is opened (CVE-2018-14346...

Summary

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is opened (CVE-2018-14346, CVE-2018-14347, CVE-2018-16430).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23559

- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14346

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14347

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14430

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0388 - Updated libextratcor packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/libextractor-1.7-1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 21 Sep 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0388.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-14346, CVE-2018-14347, CVE-2018-14430

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