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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2b8fa94252da --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200710-09"> + <title>NX 2.1: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + NX in the 2.1 series uses XFree86 4.3 code which is prone to an integer + overflow vulnerability. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nx, nxnode</product> + <announced>October 09, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 09, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>192712</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/nx" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.0</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="net-misc/nxnode" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.0-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.0-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + NoMachine's NX establishes remote connections to X11 desktops over + small bandwidth links. NX and NX Node are the compression core + libraries, whereas NX is used by FreeNX and NX Node by the binary-only + NX servers. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chris Evans reported an integer overflow within the FreeType PCF font + file parser (CVE-2006-1861). NX and NX Node are vulnerable to this due + to shipping XFree86 4.3.0, which includes the vulnerable FreeType code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit these integer overflows by enticing a + user to load a specially crafted PCF font file which might lead to the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user on the + machine running the NX server. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All NX users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/nx-3.0.0"</code> + <p> + All NX Node users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/nxnode-3.0.0-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1861">CVE-2006-1861</uri> + <uri link="/security/en/glsa/glsa-200607-02.xml">GLSA 200607-02</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:00:55 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:01:53 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:18:36 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |