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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201006-15.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201006-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..505bbd971b1d --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201006-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201006-15"> + <title>XEmacs: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple integer overflow errors in XEmacs might allow remote, + user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xemacs</product> + <announced>2010-06-03</announced> + <revised count="01">2010-06-03</revised> + <bug>275397</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-editors/xemacs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">21.4.22-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">21.4.22-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + XEmacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tielei Wang reported multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in the + tiff_instantiate(), png_instantiate() and jpeg_instantiate() functions + in glyphs-eimage.c, all possibly leading to heap-based buffer + overflows. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TIFF, + JPEG or PNG file using XEmacs, possibly resulting in the remote + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the + application, or a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All XEmacs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/xemacs-21.4.22-r1"</code> + <p> + NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are + available since July 26, 2009. It is likely that your system is already + no longer affected by this issue. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2688">CVE-2009-2688</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-07-30T20:43:44Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2010-05-31T06:40:54Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2010-05-31T06:41:02Z"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |