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diff --git a/glsa-200702-12.xml b/glsa-200702-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..604aa882 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200702-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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="200702-12"> + <title>CHMlib: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A memory corruption vulnerability in CHMlib could lead to the remote + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">CHMlib</product> + <announced>February 27, 2007</announced> + <revised>May 20, 2008: 02</revised> + <bug>163989</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/chmlib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.39</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.39</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + CHMlib is a library for the MS CHM (Compressed HTML) file format plus + extracting and HTTP server utils. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + When certain CHM files that contain tables and objects stored in pages + are parsed by CHMlib, an unsanitized value is passed to the alloca() + function resulting in a shift of the stack pointer to arbitrary memory + locations. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CHM file, + resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of + the user viewing the file. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All CHMlib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/chmlib-0.39"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=468">Original Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0619">CVE-2007-0619</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:22:08 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:53:10 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:35:38 +0000"> + daxomatic + </metadata> +</glsa> |