ASA-202107-55: libpano13: arbitrary code execution
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202107-55
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-07-21
CVE-ID : CVE-2021-20307
Package : libpano13
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1774
Summary
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The package libpano13 before version 2.9.20-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.9.20-1.
# pacman -Syu "libpano13>=2.9.20-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.9.20.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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A format string vulnerability in panoFileOutputNamesCreate() in
libpano13 before version 2.9.20 can lead to reading and writing of
arbitrary memory values.
Impact
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An attacker could disclose memory contents, or possibly execute
arbitrary code, by specifying a crafted output file name.
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id46284
https://sourceforge.net/projects/panotools/files/libpano13/libpano13-2.9.20/
https://sourceforge.net/p/panotools/libpano13/ci/f02459498cb44c0087900616a7e61563d614c05f/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-20307
A libpano13 security update has been released for Arch Linux.