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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-26
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Severity: Normal
Title: libofx: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 31, 2019
Bugs: #631304, #636062, #662910
ID: 201908-26

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libofx, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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A library to support the Open Financial eXchange XML format

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libofx < 0.9.14 >= 0.9.14

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libofx. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
file using an application linked against libofx, possibly resulting in
execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a
Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libofx users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/libofx-0.9.14”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-14731
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14731
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-2816
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2816
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-2920
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2920

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/201908-26

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 2019 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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