Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201702-25 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libass, the worst of which have unknown impacts. Versions less than 0.13.4 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-25
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libass: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 20, 2017
Bugs: #596422
ID: 201702-25
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libass, the worst of which
have unknown impacts.
Background
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libass is a portable subtitle renderer for the ASS/SSA (Advanced
Substation Alpha/Substation Alpha) subtitle format.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libass < 0.13.4 >= 0.13.4
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libass. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or other
unknown impacts via unknown attack vectors.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libass users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libass-0.13.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-7969
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7969
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-7970
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7970
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-7971
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7971
[ 4 ] CVE-2016-7972
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7972
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/201702-25
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 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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