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diff --git a/glsa-200501-15.xml b/glsa-200501-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8bdb253bcd37 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200501-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200501-15"> + <title>UnRTF: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow in UnRTF allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by + way of a specially crafted RTF file. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">app-text/unrtf</product> + <announced>January 10, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 10, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>74480</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/unrtf" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.19.3-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.19.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + UnRTF is a utility to convert files in the Rich Text Format into + other formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + An unchecked strcat() in unrtf may overflow the bounds of a static + buffer. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Using a specially crafted file, possibly delivered by e-mail or + over the web, an attacker may execute arbitrary code with the + permissions of the user running UnRTF. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All unrtf users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/unrtf-0.19.3-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/unrtf.txt">Original Announcement</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:54:59 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:55:37 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 9 Jan 2005 05:15:13 +0000"> + dmargoli + </metadata> +</glsa> |