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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a710f815 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200412-07"> + <title>file: Arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis> + The code for parsing ELF headers in file contains a flaw which may allow an + attacker to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">file</product> + <announced>December 13, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>72521</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/file" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.12</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.12</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + file is a utility used to identify the type of a file. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A possible stack overflow has been found in the ELF header parsing code + of file. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker may be able to create a specially crafted ELF file which, + when processed with file, may allow the execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All file users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-4.12"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://securitytracker.com/id?1012433">SecurityTracker Alert ID 1012433</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1304">CVE-2004-1304</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:27:20 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:27:27 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:24:04 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> +</glsa> |