Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-15 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ARJ, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 3.10.22-r5 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-15
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 06, 2016
Bugs: #535708, #541500
ID: 201612-15
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ARJ, the worst of which may
allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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Open-source implementation of the ARJ archiver.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/arj < 3.10.22-r5 >= 3.10.22-r5
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ARJ. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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An attacker, using a specially crafted ARJ archive, could possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ARJ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/arj-3.10.22-r5"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0556
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0556
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-0557
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0557
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-2782
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2782
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-15
Concerns?
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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 2016 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