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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..578f0db61657 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200506-09"> + <title>gedit: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary + code execution. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gedit</product> + <announced>2005-06-11</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>93352</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-editors/gedit" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.10.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.10.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environement. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A format string vulnerability exists when opening files with names + containing format specifiers. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A specially crafted file with format specifiers in the filename can + cause arbitrary code execution. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There are no known workarounds at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13699">BugTraq ID 13699</uri> + <uri link="https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2005-June/msg00006.html">gedit 10.3 Release Notes</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1686">CVE-2005-1686</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-06-10T14:36:10Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-06-10T17:36:40Z"> + r2d2 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-06-11T11:59:18Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |