GLSA 202107-02: FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:low
Title:FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:07/03/2021
Bugs: #701850
ID:202107-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeImage, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

FreeImage is an Open Source library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today’s multimedia applications.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-libs/freeimage < 3.18.0-r2 >= 3.18.0-r2 All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FreeImage users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freeimage-3.18.0-r2"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202107-02.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.

License

Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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