SB2023100407 - Fedora 40 update for libcaca



SB2023100407 - Fedora 40 update for libcaca

Published: October 4, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023100407
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0856)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error in img2txt. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.