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diff --git a/glsa-200805-17.xml b/glsa-200805-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d99ba9a4574a --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200805-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?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="200805-17"> + <title>Perl: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A double free vulnerability was discovered in Perl, possibly resulting in + the execution of arbitrary code and a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">perl libperl</product> + <announced>May 20, 2008</announced> + <revised>May 20, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>219203</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/perl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.8.8-r5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.8.8-r5</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="sys-devel/libperl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.8.8-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.8.8-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry of the Google Security Team have reported + a double free vulnerability when processing a crafted regular + expression containing UTF-8 characters. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to execute + arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r5"</code> + <p> + All libperl users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1927">CVE-2008-1927</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 17 May 2008 10:42:17 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 17 May 2008 10:42:31 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 17 May 2008 13:52:28 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |