[ GLSA 201706-24 ] jbig2dec

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: jbig2dec: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-24)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2017-06-22
Bug(s): #545234, #607188
ID: 201706-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in jbig2dec, the worst of
which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.


Background

jbig2dec is a decoder implementation of the JBIG2 image compression
format.


Affected Packages

Package: media-libs/jbig2dec
Vulnerable: < 0.13-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.13-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in jbig2dec. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a
specially crafted JBIG2 image file using an application linked against
jbig2dec library, 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 jbig2dec users should upgrade to the latest version: