GLSA 201801-12: icoutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	icoutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/11/2018
Bugs:	#605138
ID:	201801-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in icoutils, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

A set of command-line programs for extracting and converting images in Microsoft Windows(R) icon and cursor files.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/icoutils	< 0.32.0	>= 0.32.0	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All icoutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/icoutils-0.32.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201801-12.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.