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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d3b6cc635c63 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200603-06"> + <title>GNU tar: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A malicious tar archive could trigger a Buffer overflow in GNU tar, + potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">tar</product> + <announced>2006-03-10</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-03-10</revised> + <bug>123038</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/tar" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.15.1-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.15.1-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GNU tar is the standard GNU utility for creating and manipulating + tar archives, a common format used for creating backups and + distributing files on UNIX-like systems. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Jim Meyering discovered a flaw in the handling of certain header + fields that could result in a buffer overflow when extracting or + listing the contents of an archive. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could construct a malicious tar archive that + could potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the + user running GNU tar. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GNU tar users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/tar-1.15.1-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0300">CVE-2006-0300</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-03-07T20:43:28Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-03-08T16:57:53Z"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-03-10T18:23:47Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |