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diff --git a/glsa-200611-01.xml b/glsa-200611-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..57f8290e6a56 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200611-01.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="200611-01"> + <title>Screen: UTF-8 character handling vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Screen contains an error in its UTF-8 character handling code that would + allow a remote Denial of Service or possibly the remote execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">screen</product> + <announced>November 03, 2006</announced> + <revised>November 03, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>152770</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-misc/screen" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.0.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.0.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical + terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + cstone and Richard Felker discovered a flaw in Screen's UTF-8 combining + character handling. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + The vulnerability can be exploited by writing a special string of + characters to a Screen window. A remote attacker could cause a Denial + of Service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of + the user running Screen through a program being run inside a Screen + session, such as an IRC client or a mail client. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Screen users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/screen-4.0.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4573">CVE-2006-4573</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:01:54 +0000"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:11:00 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |