Gentoo update for WebP

Published: 2017-01-24 | Updated: 2017-01-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-9085
CWE-ID	CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU39744

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9085

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform service disruption.

Multiple integer overflows in libwebp allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-libs/libwebp to version: 0.5.2

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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