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diff --git a/glsa-200408-10.xml b/glsa-200408-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d34bc33e7ed7 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200408-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200408-10"> + <title>gv: Exploitable Buffer Overflow</title> + <synopsis> + gv contains an exploitable buffer overflow that allows an attacker to + execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gv</product> + <announced>August 12, 2004</announced> + <revised>August 12, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>59385</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/gv" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5.8-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">3.5.8-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gv is a PostScript and PDF viewer for X which provides a user interface for + the ghostscript interpreter. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + gv contains a buffer overflow vulnerability where an unsafe sscanf() call + is used to interpret PDF and PostScript files. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By enticing a user to view a malformed PDF or PostScript file an attacker + could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running gv. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version of gv. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gv users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=app-text/gv-3.5.8-r4" + # emerge ">=app-text/gv-3.5.8-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0838">CAN-2002-0838</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:15:36 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:43:19 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |