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From: Mikle Kolyada <zlogene@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201405-20 ] JBIG-KIT: Denial of Service
Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 13:10:06
Message-Id: 5378B1EB.2020400@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-20
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: JBIG-KIT: Denial of Service
9 Date: May 18, 2014
10 Bugs: #507254
11 ID: 201405-20
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15 Synopsis
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18 A stack-based buffer overflow in JBIG-KIT might allow remote attackers
19 to cause a Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 JBIG-KIT is a software implementation of the JBIG1 data compression
25 standard.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-libs/jbigkit < 2.1 >= 2.1
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35 Description
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38 JBIG-KIT contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the jbg_dec_in
39 function in libjbig/jbig.c.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition
45 via a specially crafted image file.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All JBIG-KIT users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jbigkit-2.1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2013-6369
64 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6369
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-20.xml
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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