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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-24 ] jbig2dec: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:36:55
Message-Id: 764fc425-2802-5b40-93a6-efe02000f37a@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-24
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: jbig2dec: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 22, 2017
10 Bugs: #545234, #607188
11 ID: 201706-24
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in jbig2dec, the worst of
19 which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 jbig2dec is a decoder implementation of the JBIG2 image compression
25 format.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-libs/jbig2dec < 0.13-r1 >= 0.13-r1
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in jbig2dec. Please
39 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a
45 specially crafted JBIG2 image file using an application linked against
46 jbig2dec library, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
47 with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
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49 Workaround
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52 There is no known workaround at this time.
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54 Resolution
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57 All jbig2dec users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jbig2dec-0.13-r1"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] CVE-2016-9601
66 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9601
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-24
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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