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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ad788bef86de --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200506-01"> + <title>Binutils, elfutils: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + Various utilities from the GNU Binutils and elfutils packages are + vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow, potentially resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">binutils</product> + <announced>June 01, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>91398</bug> + <bug>91817</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/elfutils" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.108</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.108</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="sys-devel/binutils" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">2.14.90.0.8-r3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.15.90.0.1.1-r5</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.15.90.0.3-r5</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.15.91.0.2-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.15.92.0.2-r10</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">2.16-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.16-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and + analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File + Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation. Elfutils provides a + library and utilities to access, modify and analyse ELF objects. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy and Ned Ludd of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team + discovered an integer overflow in the BFD library and elfutils, + resulting in a heap based buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Successful exploitation would require a user to access a specially + crafted binary file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GNU Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose sys-devel/binutils</code> + <p> + All elfutils users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/elfutils-0.108"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1704">CVE-2005-1704</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 12 May 2005 20:12:23 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:04:54 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |