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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-24.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-24.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8c0b5293db4e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-24.xml @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200803-24"> + <title>PCRE: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in PCRE, allowing for + the execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpcre glib</product> + <announced>2008-03-17</announced> + <revised count="02">2008-03-17</revised> + <bug>209067</bug> + <bug>209293</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libpcre" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">7.6-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">7.6-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="dev-libs/glib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.14.6</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">2.14.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.14.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PCRE is a Perl-compatible regular expression library. GLib includes a + copy of PCRE. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + PCRE contains a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing a + character class containing a very large number of characters with + codepoints greater than 255. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a + specially crafted regular expression to an application making use of + the PCRE library, which could possibly lead to the execution of + arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PCRE users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-7.6-r1"</code> + <p> + All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/glib-2.14.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0674">CVE-2008-0674</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-02-26T20:45:26Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-03-01T06:12:22Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-03-05T14:06:55Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |