<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200611-18"> <title>TIN: Multiple buffer overflows</title> <synopsis> Multiple buffer overflows have been reported in TIN, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">tin</product> <announced>2006-11-24</announced> <revised count="01">2006-11-24</revised> <bug>150229</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="net-nntp/tin" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">1.8.2</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.2</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> TIN is a threaded NNTP and spool based UseNet newsreader for a variety of platforms. </p> </background> <description> <p> Urs Janssen and Aleksey Salow have reported multiple buffer overflows in TIN. Additionally, the OpenPKG project has reported an allocation off-by-one flaw which can lead to a buffer overflow. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> An attacker could entice a TIN user to read a specially crafted news article, and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running TIN. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All TIN users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-nntp/tin-1.8.2"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.005-tin.html">OpenPKG Advisory</uri> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0804">CVE-2006-0804</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-11-21T07:44:01Z"> jaervosz </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-11-21T07:44:13Z"> jaervosz </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-11-21T14:05:36Z"> shellsage </metadata> </glsa>