glsa-201611-12.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201611-12">
  <title>imlib2: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in imlib2, the worst of
    which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">imlib2</product>
  <announced>2016-11-20</announced>
  <revised count="1">2016-11-20</revised>
  <bug>572884</bug>
  <bug>578810</bug>
  <bug>580038</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="media-libs/imlib2" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.4.9</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.9</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>imlib2 is an advanced replacement for image manipulation libraries such
      as libXpm. It is utilized by numerous programs, including gkrellm and
      several window managers, to display images.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in imlib2. Please review
      the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
      file using an application linked against imlib2, possibly resulting in
      execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a
      Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All imlib2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-libs/imlib2-1.4.9"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9762">CVE-2014-9762</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9763">CVE-2014-9763</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9764">CVE-2014-9764</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4024">CVE-2016-4024</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-20T06:16:27Z">b-man</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-11-20T22:06:30Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>