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diff --git a/glsa-201204-05.xml b/glsa-201204-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3dd86761 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201204-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/xsl/glsa.xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/xsl/guide.xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201204-05"> + <title>SWFTools: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis>A heap-based buffer overflow in SWFTools could result in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">SWFTools</product> + <announced>April 17, 2012</announced> + <revised>April 18, 2012: 2</revised> + <bug>332649</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/swftools" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">0.9.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>SWFTools is a collection of SWF manipulation and generation utilities + written by Rainer Böhme and Matthias Kramm. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Integer overflow errors in the "getPNG()" function in png.c and the + "jpeg_load()" function in jpeg.c could cause a heap-based buffer + overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG or + JPEG file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>Gentoo discontinued support for SWFTools. We recommend that users + unmerge swftools: + </p> + + <code> + # emerge --unmerge "media-gfx/swftools" + </code> + + <p>NOTE: Users could upgrade to ">=media-gfx/swftools-0.9.1", however + these packages are not currently stable. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1516">CVE-2010-1516</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:23:27 +0000" tag="requester">ackle</metadata> + <metadata timestamp="Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:59:36 +0000" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |