Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201707-13 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libcroco, the worst of which may have unspecified impacts. Versions less than 0.6.12-r1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-13
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libcroco: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 09, 2017
Bugs: #618012
ID: 201707-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libcroco, the worst of
which may have unspecified impacts.
Background
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libcroco is a standalone CSS2 parsing and manipulation library.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libcroco < 0.6.12-r1 >= 0.6.12-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libcroco. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CSS
file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or other
unspecified impacts.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libcroco users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libcroco-0.6.12-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7960
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7960
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-7961
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7961
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/201707-13
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