GLSA 202208-04: libmcpp: Denial of service

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Severity:	low
Title:	libmcpp: Denial of service
Date:	08/04/2022
Bugs:	#718808
ID:	202208-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in libmcpp could result in a denial of service condition.

Background

libmcpp is a portable C/C++ preprocessor.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-cpp/libmcpp	< 2.7.2_p5	>= 2.7.2_p5	All supported architectures

Description

A buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read vulnerability have been discovered in libmcpp, which could be exploited for denial of service.

Impact

An attacker that can provide crafted input to libmcpp could achieve denial of service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libmcpp users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-cpp/libmcpp-2.7.2_p5"

References

CVE-2019-14274

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202208-04.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.