SB2017012302 - Gentoo update for DCRaw
Published: January 23, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017012302
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3885)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to buffer overflow caused by processing of malformed XMP or RAW image and allowing attackers to trigger the affected service deny or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.