Gentoo update for Graphite



Published: 2017-10-13
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 8
CVE-ID CVE-2017-7771
CVE-2017-7772
CVE-2017-7773
CVE-2017-7774
CVE-2017-7775
CVE-2017-7776
CVE-2017-7777
CVE-2017-7778
CWE-ID CWE-125
CWE-787
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU7082

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7771

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to out-of-bounds-read. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Heap-buffer-overflow write

EUVDB-ID: #VU7083

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7772

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to heap-buffer-overflow write. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Heap-buffer-overflow write

EUVDB-ID: #VU7084

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7773

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to heap-buffer-overflow write. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU7085

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7774

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to out-of-bounds-read. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU7086

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7775

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to an error in 'size() > n'. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Heap-buffer-overflow read

EUVDB-ID: #VU7087

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7776

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to heap-buffer-overflow read. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU7088

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7777

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to use of uninitialized memory. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU7081

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7778

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to out-of-bounds-write. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/graphite2 to version: 1.3.10

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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