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▸ GLSA 201612-15 ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities this version unaffected normal local, remote 2016-12-06

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ARJ, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Announced
2016-12-06
Revised
2016-12-06
Access
local, remote
Bugs
#535708 #541500
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-15

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
app-arch/arj*< 3.10.22-r5>= 3.10.22-r5

Background

Open-source implementation of the ARJ archiver.

Description

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

Impact

An attacker, using a specially crafted ARJ archive, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ARJ users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/arj-3.10.22-r5"

References