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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201708-09 ] AutoTrace: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:08:07
Message-Id: 2466840.atzhR0rLnC@localhost.localdomain
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201708-09
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: AutoTrace: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: August 26, 2017
10 Bugs: #613992, #619040
11 ID: 201708-09
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in AutoTrace, the worst of
19 which could cause a Denial of Service condition.
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21 Background
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24 AutoTrace converts bitmap to vector graphics.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-gfx/autotrace <= 0.31.1-r8 Vulnerable!
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34 NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
35 to another package if one is available or wait for the
36 existing packages to be marked stable by their
37 architecture maintainers.
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39 Description
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42 Heap-based buffer overflows have been discovered in the
43 pstoedit_suffix_table_init and pnm_load_rawpbm functions of AutoTrace.
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45 Impact
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48 Remote attackers, by enticing a user to process a crafted bmp image
49 file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 Gentoo has discontinued support for AutoTrace. We recommend that users
60 unmerge AutoTrace:
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62 # emerge --unmerge "media-gfx/autotrace"
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2016-7392
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7392
69 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-9153
70 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9153
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72 Availability
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75 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
76 the Gentoo Security Website:
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78 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-09
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80 Concerns?
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83 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
84 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
85 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
86 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
87 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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89 License
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92 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
93 belongs to its owner(s).
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95 The contents of this document are licensed under the
96 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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98 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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