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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c82aa8ebe66f --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200609-13"> + <title>gzip: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + gzip is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows + and infinite loops, possibly allowing the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gzip</product> + <announced>2006-09-23</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-09-23</revised> + <bug>145511</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/gzip" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.5-r9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.5-r9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gzip, the GNU zip compression utility, is a free and patent + unencumbered replacement for the standard compress utility. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team has reported multiple + vulnerabilities in gzip. A stack buffer modification vulnerability was + discovered in the LZH decompression code, where a pathological data + stream may result in the modification of stack data such as frame + pointer, return address or saved registers. A static buffer underflow + was discovered in the pack decompression support, allowing a specially + crafted pack archive to underflow a .bss buffer. A static buffer + overflow was uncovered in the LZH decompression code, allowing a data + stream consisting of pathological huffman codes to overflow a .bss + buffer. Multiple infinite loops were also uncovered in the LZH + decompression code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker may create a specially crafted gzip archive, which + when decompressed by a user or automated system exectues arbitrary code + with the privileges of the user id invoking gzip. The infinite loops + may be abused by an attacker to disrupt any automated systems invoking + gzip to handle data decompression. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gzip users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/gzip-1.3.5-r9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4334">CVE-2006-4334</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4335">CVE-2006-4335</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4336">CVE-2006-4336</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4337">CVE-2006-4337</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4338">CVE-2006-4338</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-09-19T13:55:56Z"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-09-23T06:36:04Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |