libcaca: Arbitary Code Execution — GLSA 202402-19

A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages

media-libs/libcaca on all architectures
Affected versions < 0.99_beta19-r4
Unaffected versions >= 0.99_beta19-r4

Background

libcaca is a library that creates colored ASCII-art graphics.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

A buffer overflow issue in caca_resize function in libcaca/caca/canvas.c may lead to local execution of arbitrary code in the user context.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libcaca users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcaca-0.99_beta19-r4"
 

References

Release date
February 18, 2024

Latest revision
February 18, 2024: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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