MGASA-2018-0443 - Updated opencc packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 11 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0443.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-16982

It was discovered that opencc contained an out of bounds pointer in
BinaryDict.cpp which could lead to segment fault and a Denial of Service
(CVE-2018-16982).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23764
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/GDWZHBV4B3VZTM4ACXQMZKSLTIKFJUUO/
- https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/issues/303
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16982

SRPMS:
- 6/core/opencc-1.0.3-3.1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0443: opencc security update

It was discovered that opencc contained an out of bounds pointer in BinaryDict.cpp which could lead to segment fault and a Denial of Service (CVE-2018-16982)

Summary

It was discovered that opencc contained an out of bounds pointer in BinaryDict.cpp which could lead to segment fault and a Denial of Service (CVE-2018-16982).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23764

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/GDWZHBV4B3VZTM4ACXQMZKSLTIKFJUUO/

- https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/issues/303

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16982

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0443 - Updated opencc packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/opencc-1.0.3-3.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 11 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0443.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16982

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