gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-201206-04.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201206-04">
  <title>ArgyllCMS: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerability has been found in ArgyllCMS which could allow
    attackers to execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">argyllcms</product>
  <announced>2012-06-18</announced>
  <revised count="1">2012-06-18</revised>
  <bug>416781</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="media-gfx/argyllcms" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.4.0</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.0</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>ArgyllCMS is an ICC compatible color management system that supports
      accurate ICC profile creation for scanners, cameras and film recorders. 
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>ArgyllCMS does not properly handle ICC profiles causing a use-after-free
      vulnerability.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image
      file using ArgyllCMS, possibly resulting in  execution of arbitrary code
      with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All argyllcms users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-gfx/argyllcms-1.4.0"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-1616">
      CVE-2012-1616
    </uri>
  </references>
  <metadata timestamp="2012-05-22T19:47:51Z" tag="requester">n0idx80</metadata>
  <metadata timestamp="2012-06-18T22:09:51Z" tag="submitter">n0idx80</metadata>
</glsa>