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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50c67694 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?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="200712-09"> + <title>Ruby-GNOME2: Format string error</title> + <synopsis> + A format string error has been discovered in Ruby-GNOME2, possibly leading + to the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ruby-gtk2</product> + <announced>December 09, 2007</announced> + <revised>December 09, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>200623</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-ruby/ruby-gtk2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.16.0-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.16.0-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ruby-GNOME2 is a set of bindings for using GTK+ within the Ruby + programming language. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chris Rohlf discovered that the "Gtk::MessageDialog.new()" method in + the file gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c does not properly sanitize the + "message" parameter before passing it to the gtk_message_dialog_new() + function. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted string to an + application using Ruby-GNOME2, possibly leading to the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ruby-GNOME2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/ruby-gtk2-0.16.0-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6183">CVE-2007-6183</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:00:54 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:24:59 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:25:12 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |