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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-24.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-24.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..95b79e561ecd --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-24.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200502-24"> + <title>Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Midnight Commander contains several format string errors, buffer overflows + and one buffer underflow leading to execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mc</product> + <announced>February 17, 2005</announced> + <revised>February 17, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>77992</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-misc/mc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.6.0-r13</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.6.0-r13</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Midnight Commander is a visual console file manager. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Midnight Commander contains several format string vulnerabilities + (CAN-2004-1004), buffer overflows (CAN-2004-1005), a memory + deallocation error (CAN-2004-1092) and a buffer underflow + (CAN-2004-1176). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute + arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Midnight + Commander or cause Denial of Service by freeing unallocated memory. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r13"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1004">CAN-2004-1004</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1005">CAN-2004-1005</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1092">CAN-2004-1092</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1176">CAN-2004-1176</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:35:43 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:08:08 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:09:31 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |