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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201803-13 ] PLIB: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:32:56
Message-Id: 20180326162847.GB4092@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201803-13
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: PLIB: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: March 26, 2018
10 Bugs: #440762
11 ID: 201803-13
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15 Synopsis
16 ========
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18 A vulnerability in PLIB may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
19 code.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 PLIB includes sound effects, music, a complete 3D engine, font
25 rendering, a simple Windowing library, a game scripting language, a
26 GUI, networking, 3D math library and a collection of handy utility
27 functions.
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29 Affected packages
30 =================
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33 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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35 1 media-libs/plib < 1.8.5-r1 >= 1.8.5-r1
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37 Description
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40 A stack-based buffer overflow within the error function of
41 ssg/ssgParser.cxx was discovered in PLIB.
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43 Impact
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46 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted 3d
47 model file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
48 of the process.
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50 Workaround
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53 There is no known workaround at this time.
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55 Resolution
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58 All PLIB users should upgrade to the latest version:
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60 # emerge --sync
61 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/plib-1.8.5-r1"
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63 References
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66 [ 1 ] CVE-2012-4552
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4552
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-13
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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