GLSA 201803-13: PLIB: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	PLIB: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/26/2018
Bugs:	#440762
ID:	201803-13

Synopsis

A vulnerability in PLIB may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

PLIB includes sound effects, music, a complete 3D engine, font rendering, a simple Windowing library, a game scripting language, a GUI, networking, 3D math library and a collection of handy utility functions.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/plib	< 1.8.5-r1	>= 1.8.5-r1	All supported architectures

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow within the error function of ssg/ssgParser.cxx was discovered in PLIB.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted 3d model file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PLIB users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/plib-1.8.5-r1"

References

CVE-2012-4552

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201803-13.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.