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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200503-23.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200503-23.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..773dd6ede882 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200503-23.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200503-23"> + <title>rxvt-unicode: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + rxvt-unicode is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">rxvt-unicode</product> + <announced>2005-03-20</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-03-20</revised> + <bug>84680</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-terms/rxvt-unicode" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">4.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + rxvt-unicode is a clone of the well known terminal emulator rxvt. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Rob Holland of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered + that rxvt-unicode fails to properly check input length. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute + arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running rxvt-unicode. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All rxvt-unicode users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-5.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0764">CAN-2005-0764</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-03-15T14:52:07Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-03-15T23:51:13Z"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-03-20T16:52:52Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |