GLSA 201708-09: AutoTrace: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	AutoTrace: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/26/2017
Bugs:	#613992, #619040
ID:	201708-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in AutoTrace, the worst of which could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

AutoTrace converts bitmap to vector graphics.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/autotrace	<= 0.31.1-r8		All supported architectures

Description

Heap-based buffer overflows have been discovered in the pstoedit_suffix_table_init and pnm_load_rawpbm functions of AutoTrace.

Impact

Remote attackers, by enticing a user to process a crafted bmp image file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for AutoTrace. We recommend that users unmerge AutoTrace:

      # emerge --unmerge "media-gfx/autotrace"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201708-09.xml

Concerns?

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.