Security update for libofx

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2045-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-14731 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-2816 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-2816 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-2816 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-2920 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-2920 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-2920 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libofx fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-2816: Fix an exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the tag parsing functionality (bsc#1058673).
  • CVE-2017-2920: Fix a buffer overflow vulnerability in sanitize_proprietary_tags in lib/ofx_preproc.cpp (bsc#1061964).
  • CVE-2017-14731: Fix remote denial of service via a crafted file in ofx_proc_file in ofx_preproc.cpp (bsc#1060437).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libofx-13701=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • libofx4-0.9.0-3.7.1
    • libofx-0.9.0-3.7.1
    • libofx-devel-0.9.0-3.7.1

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