51 lines
1.8 KiB
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51 lines
1.8 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201801-04">
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<title>LibXcursor: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
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<synopsis>A vulnerability in LibXcursor might allow remote attackers to
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execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">LibXcursor</product>
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<announced>2018-01-07</announced>
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<revised count="1">2018-01-07</revised>
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<bug>639062</bug>
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<access>local, remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="x11-libs/libXcursor" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.1.15</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.1.15</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>X.Org X11 libXcursor runtime library.</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>It was discovered that libXcursor is prone to several heap overflows
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when parsing malicious files.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted
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cursor file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
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the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All LibXcursor users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.15"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-16612">
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CVE-2017-16612
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</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-01-05T05:33:40Z">jmbailey</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-01-07T23:27:33Z">jmbailey</metadata>
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</glsa>
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