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diff --git a/glsa-200611-16.xml b/glsa-200611-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f95d9939 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200611-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200611-16"> + <title>Texinfo: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + Texinfo is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the execution + of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">texinfo</product> + <announced>November 21, 2006</announced> + <revised>November 21, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>154316</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/texinfo" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.8-r5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.8-r5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Texinfo is the official documentation system of the GNU project. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Miloslav Trmac from Red Hat discovered a buffer overflow in the + "readline()" function of texindex.c. The "readline()" function is + called by the texi2dvi and texindex commands. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By enticing a user to open a specially crafted Texinfo file, an + attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user + running Texinfo. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Texinfo users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4810">CVE-2006-4810</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:23:53 +0000"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:39:27 +0000"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:40:00 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |