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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-200612-13.xml b/glsa-200612-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d8b98e1cf415 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200612-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?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="200612-13"> + <title>libgsf: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + libgsf improperly allocates memory allowing for a heap overflow and + possibly the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libgsf</product> + <announced>December 12, 2006</announced> + <revised>December 12, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>156693</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnome-extra/libgsf" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.14.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.14.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The GNOME Structured File Library is an I/O library that can read and + write common file types and handle structured formats that provide + file-system-in-a-file semantics. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + "infamous41md" has discovered that the "ole_init_info" function may + allocate too little memory for storing the contents of an OLE document, + resulting in a heap buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted OLE + document, and possibly execute arbitrary code with the rights of the + user opening the document. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libgsf users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/libgsf-1.14.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4514">CVE-2006-4514</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:48:29 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:34:33 +0000"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:08:22 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> +</glsa> |