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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: April 24, 2019
     Bugs: #624712, #626498, #646770
       ID: 201904-24

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Ming, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
=========
A library for generating Macromedia Flash files.

Affected packages
================
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/ming            < 0.20181112            >= 0.20181112 

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

Impact
=====
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All Ming users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/ming-0.20181112"

References
=========
[  1 ] CVE-2017-11728
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11728
[  2 ] CVE-2017-11729
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11729
[  3 ] CVE-2017-11730
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11730
[  4 ] CVE-2017-11731
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11731
[  5 ] CVE-2017-11732
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11732
[  6 ] CVE-2017-11733
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11733
[  7 ] CVE-2017-11734
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11734
[  8 ] CVE-2017-9988
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9988
[  9 ] CVE-2017-9989
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9989
[ 10 ] CVE-2018-5251
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5251
[ 11 ] CVE-2018-5294
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5294
[ 12 ] CVE-2018-6315
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6315
[ 13 ] CVE-2018-6358
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6358
[ 14 ] CVE-2018-6359
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6359

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24

Concerns?
========
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/

Gentoo: GLSA-201904-24: Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Ming, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

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

Resolution

All Ming users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/ming-0.20181112"

References


[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11728 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11728 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-11729 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11729 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-11730 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11730 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-11731 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11731 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-11732 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11732 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-11733 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11733 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-11734 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11734 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-9988 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9988 [ 9 ] CVE-2017-9989 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9989 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-5251 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5251 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-5294 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5294 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-6315 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6315 [ 13 ] CVE-2018-6358 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6358 [ 14 ] C...

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24

Concerns

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.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 24, 2019
Bugs: #624712, #626498, #646770
ID: 201904-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Ming, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

A library for generating Macromedia Flash files.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/ming < 0.20181112 >= 0.20181112

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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