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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200907-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200907-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f1b91acb9e73 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200907-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200907-03"> + <title>APR Utility Library: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in the Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library + might enable remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service or disclose + sensitive information. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">apr-util</product> + <announced>2009-07-04</announced> + <revised count="01">2009-07-04</revised> + <bug>268643</bug> + <bug>272260</bug> + <bug>274193</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/apr-util" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.7</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.7</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library (aka apr-util) provides an + interface to functionality such as XML parsing, string matching and + databases connections. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the APR Utility + Library: + </p> + <ul> + <li>Matthew Palmer reported a heap-based buffer + underflow while compiling search patterns in the + apr_strmatch_precompile() function in strmatch/apr_strmatch.c + (CVE-2009-0023).</li> + <li>kcope reported that the expat XML parser in + xml/apr_xml.c does not limit the amount of XML entities expanded + recursively (CVE-2009-1955).</li> + <li>C. Michael Pilato reported an + off-by-one error in the apr_brigade_vprintf() function in + buckets/apr_brigade.c (CVE-2009-1956).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial + of Service (crash or memory exhaustion) via an Apache HTTP server + running mod_dav or mod_dav_svn, or using several configuration files. + Additionally, a remote attacker could disclose sensitive information or + cause a Denial of Service by sending a specially crafted input. NOTE: + Only big-endian architectures such as PPC and HPPA are affected by the + latter flaw. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library users should upgrade to the + latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.7"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0023">CVE-2009-0023</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1955">CVE-2009-1955</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1956">CVE-2009-1956</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-06-26T08:48:34Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-06-28T12:16:58Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-07-04T07:45:32Z"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |