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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200608-27.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200608-27.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b726542b513c --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200608-27.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200608-27"> + <title>Motor: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Motor uses a vulnerable ktools library, which could lead to the execution + of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">motor</product> + <announced>August 29, 2006</announced> + <revised>August 29, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>135020</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/motor" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">3.3.0-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">3.4.0-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.4.0-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Motor is a text mode based programming environment for Linux, with a + syntax highlighting feature, project manager, makefile generator, gcc + and gdb front-end, and CVS integration. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + In November 2005, Zone-H Research reported a boundary error in the + ktools library in the VGETSTRING() macro of kkstrtext.h, which may + cause a buffer overflow via an overly long input string. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to use a malicious file or input, + which could lead to the crash of Motor and possibly the execution of + arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Motor 3.3.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/motor-3.3.0-r1"</code> + <p> + All motor 3.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/motor-3.4.0-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3863">CVE-2005-3863</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:20:34 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:27:17 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:28:41 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |