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| author |   Repository QA checks <repo-qa-checks@gentoo.org> | 2016-04-14 08:02:22 +0000 |
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| committer | Repository QA checks <repo-qa-checks@gentoo.org> | 2016-04-14 08:02:22 +0000 |
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200809-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200809-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0ef8bf3e5d0e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200809-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200809-01"> + <title>yelp: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in yelp can lead to the execution of arbitrary code when + opening a URI, for example through Firefox. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">yelp</product> + <announced>September 04, 2008</announced> + <revised>September 04, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>234079</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnome-extra/yelp" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.22.1-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.20.0-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.22.1-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + yelp is the default help browser for GNOME. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Aaron Grattafiori reported a format string vulnerability in the + window_error() function in yelp-window.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker can entice a user to open specially crafted "man:" or + "ghelp:" URIs in yelp, or an application using yelp such as Firefox or + Evolution, and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All yelp users running GNOME 2.22 should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.22.1-r2"</code> + <p> + All yelp users running GNOME 2.20 should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.20.0-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3533">CVE-2008-3533</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:25:26 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:34:23 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:34:31 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |