70 lines
2.2 KiB
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70 lines
2.2 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201006-14">
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<title>Newt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
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<synopsis>
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A heap-based buffer overflow in the Newt library might allow remote,
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user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">newt</product>
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<announced>June 02, 2010</announced>
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<revised>June 02, 2010: 01</revised>
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<bug>285854</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="dev-libs/newt" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">0.52.10-r1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">0.52.10-r1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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Newt is a library for displaying text mode user interfaces.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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Miroslav Lichvar reported that Newt is prone to a heap-based buffer
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overflow in textbox.c.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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A remote attacker could entice a user to enter a specially crafted
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string into a text dialog box rendered by Newt, possibly resulting in
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the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
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running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All Newt users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/newt-0.52.10-r1"</code>
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<p>
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NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
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available since October 26, 2009. It is likely that your system is
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already no longer affected by this issue.
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</p>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2905">CVE-2009-2905</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:28:48 +0000">
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keytoaster
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 31 May 2010 05:47:34 +0000">
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a3li
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 31 May 2010 05:47:41 +0000">
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a3li
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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