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diff --git a/glsa-200909-03.xml b/glsa-200909-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..13f56901e3c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200909-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<?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="200909-03"> + <title>Apache Portable Runtime, APR Utility Library: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple integer overflows in the Apache Portable Runtime and its Utility + Library might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">apr apr-util</product> + <announced>September 09, 2009</announced> + <revised>September 09, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>280514</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/apr" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.8</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="dev-libs/apr-util" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Apache Portable Runtime (aka APR) provides a set of APIs for + creating platform-independent applications. The Apache Portable Runtime + Utility Library (aka APR-Util) provides an interface to functionality + such as XML parsing, string matching and databases connections. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Matt Lewis reported multiple Integer overflows in the apr_rmm_malloc(), + apr_rmm_calloc(), and apr_rmm_realloc() functions in misc/apr_rmm.c of + APR-Util and in memory/unix/apr_pools.c of APR, both occurring when + aligning memory blocks. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious server + with software that uses the APR or act as a malicious client to a + server that uses the APR (such as Subversion or Apache servers), + possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Apache Portable Runtime users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-1.3.8"</code> + <p> + All APR Utility Library users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2412">CVE-2009-2412</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:32:21 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:46:29 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:40:13 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |