[ GLSA 201405-20 ] JBIG-KIT: Denial of Service

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: JBIG-KIT: Denial of Service (GLSA 201405-20)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: May 18, 2014
Bug(s): #507254
ID: 201405-20

Synopsis

A stack-based buffer overflow in JBIG-KIT might allow remote
attackers to cause a Denial of Service.


Background

JBIG-KIT is a software implementation of the JBIG1 data compression
standard.


Affected Packages

Package: media-libs/jbigkit
Vulnerable: < 2.1
Unaffected: >= 2.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

JBIG-KIT contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the jbg_dec_in
function in libjbig/jbig.c.


Impact

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via
a specially crafted image file.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All JBIG-KIT users should upgrade to the latest version: