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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201412-20">
+ <title>GNUstep Base library: Denial of service</title>
+ <synopsis>A vulnerability in GNUstep Base library could lead to Denial of
+ Service.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">gnustep-base</product>
+ <announced>2014-12-13</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2014-12-13</revised>
+ <bug>508370</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="gnustep-base/gnustep-base" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.24.6-r1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.24.6-r1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>GNUstep Base library is a free software package implementing the API of
+ the OpenStep Foundation Kit (tm), including later additions.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>GNUstep Base library does not properly handle the file descriptor for
+ logging, when run as a daemon.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly
+ resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All GNUstep Base library users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
+ "&gt;=gnustep-base/gnustep-base-1.24.6-r1"
+ </code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2980">CVE-2014-2980</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2014-08-04T19:07:11Z">
+ keytoaster
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2014-12-13T18:03:50Z">ackle</metadata>
+</glsa>