[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201701-57 ] T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201701-57 ] T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities

[Aaron Bauman]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201701-57
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 23, 2017
     Bugs: #358667
       ID: 201701-57

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in T1Lib, the worst of
which could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

T1Lib is a library for rasterizing bitmaps from Adobe Type 1 fonts.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/t1lib            < 5.1.2-r1               >= 5.1.2-r1

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in T1Lib. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Remote attackers, by coercing users to process specially crafted AFM
font or PDF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute
arbitrary code.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All T1Lib users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/t1lib-5.1.2-r1"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2642
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2642
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-0433
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0433
[ 3 ] CVE-2011-0764
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0764
[ 4 ] CVE-2011-1552
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1552
[ 5 ] CVE-2011-1553
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1553
[ 6 ] CVE-2011-1554
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1554
[ 7 ] CVE-2011-5244
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-5244

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

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57

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
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Copyright 2017 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.

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


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