libofx: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201908-26

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libofx, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Affected packages

Package 	dev-libs/libofx on all architectures
Affected versions 	< 0.9.14
Unaffected versions 	>= 0.9.14

Background

A library to support the Open Financial eXchange XML format

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using an application linked against libofx, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libofx users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libofx-0.9.14"
 

References

    CVE-2017-14731
    CVE-2017-2816
    CVE-2017-2920