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diff --git a/glsa-200610-03.xml b/glsa-200610-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..34d138b12002 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200610-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200610-03"> + <title>ncompress: Buffer Underflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer underflow vulnerability has been reported in ncompress allowing + for the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ncompress</product> + <announced>October 06, 2006</announced> + <revised>October 06, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>141728</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/ncompress" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.2.4.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.2.4.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + ncompress is a suite of utilities to create and extract + Lempel-Ziff-Welch (LZW) compressed archives. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team discovered a static buffer + underflow in ncompress. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could create a specially crafted LZW archive, that when + decompressed by a user or automated system would result in the + execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user invoking + the utility. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ncompress users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1168">CVE-2006-1168</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:20:45 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:06:04 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:50:24 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |