GLSA 201707-13: libcroco: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libcroco: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/09/2017
Bugs:	#618012
ID:	201707-13

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libcroco, the worst of which may have unspecified impacts.

Background

libcroco is a standalone CSS2 parsing and manipulation library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/libcroco	< 0.6.12-r1	>= 0.6.12-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libcroco. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CSS file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libcroco users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libcroco-0.6.12-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201707-13.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.