GLSA 201309-09: LibRaw, libkdcraw: Multiple vulnerabilities
Severity: | normal |
Title: | LibRaw, libkdcraw: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | 09/15/2013 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 201309-09 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibRaw and libkdcraw, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.Background
LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras. libkdcraw is a wrapper for LibRaw within KDE.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
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media-libs/libraw | < 0.15.4 | >= 0.15.4 | All supported architectures |
kde-base/libkdcraw | < 4.10.5-r1 | >= 4.10.5-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibRaw and libkdcraw. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All LibRaw users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libraw-0.15.4"
All libkdcraw users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/libkdcraw-4.10.5-r1"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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