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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202107-02 ] FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilitie

    From John Helmert III@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 5 05:00:02 2021
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-02
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    Severity: Low
    Title: FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilities
    Date: July 03, 2021
    Bugs: #701850
    ID: 202107-02

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    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
    =================

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 media-libs/freeimage < 3.18.0-r2 >= 3.18.0-r2

    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
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2019-12211
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12211
    [ 2 ] CVE-2019-12213
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12213

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-02

    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 2021 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.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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