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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200807-03.xml b/glsa-200807-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32da5857 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200807-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200807-03"> + <title>PCRE: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in PCRE, allowing for + the execution of arbitrary code and a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpcre glib</product> + <announced>July 07, 2008</announced> + <revised>July 07, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>228091</bug> + <bug>230039</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libpcre" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">7.7-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">7.7-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="dev-libs/glib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.16.3-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">2.14.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.16.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PCRE is a Perl-compatible regular expression library. GLib includes a + copy of PCRE. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security team reported a heap-based buffer + overflow when compiling regular expression patterns containing + "Internal Option Settings" such as "<i>(?i)</i>". + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a + specially crafted regular expression to an application making use of + the PCRE library, which could possibly lead to the execution of + arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PCRE users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-7.7-r1"</code> + <p> + All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/glib-2.16.3-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2371">CVE-2008-2371</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:02:02 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:02:22 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |