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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-07.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..64928735f95e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200504-07"> + <title>GnomeVFS, libcdaudio: CDDB response overflow</title> + <synopsis> + The GnomeVFS and libcdaudio libraries contain a buffer overflow that can be + triggered by a large CDDB response, potentially allowing the execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">GnomeVFS</product> + <announced>2005-04-08</announced> + <revised count="02">2005-04-13</revised> + <bug>84936</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnome-base/gnome-vfs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.8.4-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.0.5-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.8.4-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="media-libs/libcdaudio" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.99.10-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.99.10-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GnomeVFS is a filesystem abstraction library for the GNOME desktop + environment. libcdaudio is a multi-platform CD player development + library. They both include code to query CDDB servers to get Audio CD + track titles. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Joseph VanAndel has discovered a buffer overflow in Grip when + processing large CDDB results (see GLSA 200503-21). The same overflow + is present in GnomeVFS and libcdaudio code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious CDDB server could cause applications making use of GnomeVFS + or libcdaudio libraries to crash, potentially allowing the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GnomeVFS users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose gnome-base/gnome-vfs</code> + <p> + All libcdaudio users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcdaudio-0.99.10-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0706">CAN-2005-0706</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-21.xml">GLSA 200503-21</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-04-05T09:35:13Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-04-08T11:17:13Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |