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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-58 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: ICU: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: January 24, 2017 |
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Bugs: #589814, #594494, #601396 |
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ID: 201701-58 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ICU, the worst of which |
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could cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing |
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Unicode and Globalization support for software applications. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-libs/icu < 58.1 >= 58.1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ICU. Please review the |
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CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly |
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have other unspecified impacts via a long locale string or |
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httpAcceptLanguage argument. Additionally, A remote attacker, via a |
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specially crafted file, could cause an application using ICU to parse |
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untrusted font files resulting in a Denial of Service condition. |
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Finally, remote attackers could affect confidentiality via unknown |
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vectors related to 2D. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All ICU users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/icu-58.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2632 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2632 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2016-6293 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6293 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2016-7415 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7415 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |