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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..aebe24910d39 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200408-26"> + <title>zlib: Denial of service vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + The zlib library contains a Denial of Service vulnerability. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">zlib</product> + <announced>2004-08-27</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>61749</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-libs/zlib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.1-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.2.1-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + zlib is a general-purpose data-compression library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + zlib contains a bug in the handling of errors in the "inflate()" and + "inflateBack()" functions. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a Denial of + Service attack on any application using the zlib library. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version of zlib. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All zlib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.1-r3" + # emerge ">=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.1-r3"</code> + <p> + You should also run revdep-rebuild to rebuild any packages that depend + on older versions of zlib : + </p> + <code> + # revdep-rebuild</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2004.038-zlib.html">OpenPKG-SA-2004.038-zlib</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0797">CVE-2004-0797</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-08-26T19:08:52Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-08-27T05:21:24Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |